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Diamond BeachNJ
Home to 350 people, this town lies in New Jersey.
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Photo: Luigi Novi · CC BY 3.0
Population
350
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$697K
Census ACS
Household income
$125K
median
Median age
61.7
years
Jobs based here
177
A job hub
Is Diamond Beach a good place to live?
Diamond Beach’s midpoint age is 61.7 years, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 42 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Diamond Beach. Diamond Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Diamond Beach stand out
Where Diamond Beach beats most towns.
By the sea
Diamond Beach lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 40% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
40%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
87thpercentile for hurricane risk
On the water
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 35 attractions →Morey's Piers and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Diamond Beach. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
35 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
31 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
36 mi Theme parkSteel Pier3 mi Theme parkHunt's Pier10 mi Zoo & aquariumCape May County Park & ZooSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Diamond Beach: who provides what
Diamond Beach is unincorporated, so Cape May County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAtlantic City Electric25.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCape May CountyCape May County provides services here
SchoolsLower Cape May Region School DistrictLower Township School District2 districts serve Diamond Beach; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCape May County ClerkCape May County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code0826008260 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Diamond Beach.
Work & commute
With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Diamond Beach draws in 177 commuters
In Diamond Beach, the middle household income is $125,000. The top destinations are Lower Township (17%), Middle Township (14%) and Wildwood (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Diamond Beach0%
Lower Township17%
Middle Township14%
Wildwood9%
Cape May5%
8 mi
median commute distance
177
jobs based in Diamond Beach
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Diamond Beach: coastal flooding
Expected losses in Diamond Beach break down as 40% from coastal flooding and 27% from inland flooding. The town’s FEMA hazard score stands at 75 of 100.
75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Coastal floodingInland floodingHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Diamond Beach: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 28° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter30–46°
Spring44–61°
Summer66–83°
Fall51–67°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Diamond Beach than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Diamond Beach who get no exercise outside work: 25%. Only 9 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Diamond Beach. Also worth knowing: of 32 CDC measures, Diamond Beach beats the New Jersey average on 14 and trails it on 10.
| Diamond Beach | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 78% | 79% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
14 better8 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Diamond Beach | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.5% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.8% | 7.5% |
Cape Regional Medical Center
9.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up 1.6% of Diamond Beach
Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. Diamond Beach’s trail density comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
1.6%conserved
| Diamond Beach | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1.6%
conserved · 2 of 144 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diamond Beach Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
$958Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Diamond Beach
16pages on Diamond Beach
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Diamond Beach; the nearest are
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusCommunity college · Public · Vineland35 mi$5,160 in-state tuitionDelaware State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dover, DE40.1 mi$10,670 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Diamond Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Small town
350 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Lower TownshipWildwood CrestDiamond Beach
About Diamond Beach
Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
Diamond Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The CDP, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the United States 2020 Census, the CDP's population was 203, an increase of 67 from the 2010 census count of 136.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
Questions about Diamond Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Diamond Beach, NJ a good place to live?
Diamond Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.