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History · Atlantic City

Atlantic City dates to 1868, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Atlantic City was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. 3 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 10 buildings.

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Quick answers

How Atlantic City began

When was Atlantic City founded?

1868

Atlantic City dates its founding to 1868 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1869.

2020 census: 54158 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1869.
On the National Register

3 listings protect 12 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
12
each building in a district counts
first listed
1985
Atlantic City Mercantile
Atlantic City MercantileCarpenter Hotel Historic DistrictSt. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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Architectural styles listings

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Atlantic City MercantileBuilding · listed 1985Carpenter Hotel Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012St. Andrew's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2023

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Atlantic City had its own post office from 1869 to 1954. Another post office, Duncan, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Atlantic City
1869–1954
Duncan
1931–1958
18601940today
Gone or out of use
Caribou MinemineDiana MinemineDuncan MinemineGarfield MinemineGround Hog Group MinemineMary Ellen MinemineMechanic and Emerald LodemineMidas MinemineSaint Louis MinesmineTabor Grand Minemine

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Atlantic City’s history

What year was Atlantic City founded?

In 1868, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Atlantic City’s post office opened in 1869.

What is on the National Register in Atlantic City?

Three places: the Atlantic City Mercantile (listed 1985), the Carpenter Hotel Historic District (2012) and the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (2023).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.