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Settled in 1867, this town now has 564 residents.
South Seaville’s midpoint age is 53.7 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than South Seaville. 30% of the land in South Seaville is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, at 128 acres. South Seaville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Seaville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
16 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
21 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
14 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
21 mi Theme parkSteel Pier
12 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island WaterparkPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
South Seaville is unincorporated, so Cape May County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in South Seaville.
In South Seaville, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.3 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape May National Wildlife Refuge | — | 128 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For South Seaville, the average commute is 23 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles. In South Seaville, 15% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Middle Township (19%), Dennis Township (14%) and Upper Township (6%).
| South Seaville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Jersey has 44% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 48%. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (21% statewide).
Somewhere between 25% and 53% women
The Census survey reached too few of South Seaville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.8 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| South Seaville | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.9% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 34.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 26°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two figures for adults in South Seaville: 31% sleep under 7 hours, 19% binge drink. This New Jersey town does better than the New Jersey average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. For adults locally, the share who feel lonely is 28%.
| South Seaville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | South Seaville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On expected storm and flood damage, South Seaville sits below 56% of U.S. communities. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 25%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among households in South Seaville, 85% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of South Seaville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 South Seaville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where South Seaville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
South Seaville is an unincorporated community located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. South Seaville is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Sea Isle City. South Seaville has a post office with ZIP Code 08246. As of the 2020 census, South Seaville had a population of 695. A post office was established in 1867, with Remington Corson as the first postmaster.
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South Seaville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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