Marmora, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 39°16′00″N 74°38′42″W / 39.26667°N 74.64500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Upper |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| ZIP code | 08223 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878138[1] |
Marmora is an unincorporated community in Upper Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 39.258562, -74.659297.[3] Its postal ZIP code is 08223. Its 1990 population was approximately 4,420 persons.
A post office was established in 1890, with James Corson as the first postmaster.[4]
Education
Upper Township School District operates public schools for K-8. Upper Township Primary School and Upper Township Elementary School have Marmora addresses while Upper Township Middle School has a Petersburg address. Ocean City High School of Ocean City School District has high school students from Upper Township.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K-8 school, in Ocean View, Dennis Township,[5] which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address.[6] It is the parish school of Marmora/Woodbine Catholic Church and three other churches.[7]
References
- ^ "Marmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 469.
- ^ Leach, Ben (2010-09-10). "Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township
- ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Dennis Township. Retrieved 2020-09-14. - Compare to the address: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210"
- ^ "About". Bishop McHugh Regional School. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
External links
- Marmora: an interactive aerial perspective from Virtual Earth
- Marmora: another aerial perspective from Virtual Earth
- The Upper Township Gazette, local community newspaper