Mizpah, New Jersey

Mizpah, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°29′12″N74°50′09″W / 39.48667°N 74.83583°W / 39.48667; -74.83583
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Hamilton
Area [1]
• Total	1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2)
• Land	1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	479
• Density	293.68/sq mi (113.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	08342
FIPS code	34-46980 [3]
GNIS feature ID	878423 [4]

Mizpah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) ^[5] located within the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[6]

Mizpah was established as a Jewish colony in southern New Jersey and was planned out by a New York firm of cloak makers. It originally had a factory, 30 houses, and about 100 settlers. ^[7]

Uncle Dewey's is a popular barbecue stand located in Mizpah, along U.S. Route 40. ^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	479		—
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2020 [2]

Mizpah was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^[10]

As of 2020, the population was 479. ^[2]

Education

The CDP is within two school districts: Hamilton Township School District (elementary) and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. ^[11] The zoned high school for Hamilton Township is Oakcrest High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district. ^[12]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Township include:

• Shameka Marshall (born 1983), long jumper who won the gold medal at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics. ^[13]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. Census Data Explorer: Mizpah CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)" . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
7. Franklin Dye (1901). New Jersey Hand-book. State Board of Agriculture. p. 27. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
8. Beverly Savage (August 17, 2003). "Where There's Smoke". The New York Times . Retrieved March 23, 2015.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atlantic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2025. - Text list
12. "Magnet Programs". Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District . Retrieved March 1, 2025. Students in Hamilton Township are assigned to Oakcrest High School
13. "Hall of Fame Focus: Shameka Marshall", Rutgers University, October 19, 2017. Accessed November 12, 2017 ."Shameka Marshall found herself walking down the hallways of the RAC with her track and field coach James Robinson wondering about the faces that appeared on the wall.... The Mizpah, New Jersey native, however, hesitated about making the leap to college athletics from high school."