Swainton, New Jersey

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Swainton, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 39°07′53″N74°46′39″W / 39.13139°N 74.77750°W / 39.13139; -74.77750 Coordinates: 39°07′53″N74°46′39″W / 39.13139°N 74.77750°W / 39.13139; -74.77750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Cape May
Township Middle
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
ZIP code
08210
Area code(s) 609, 640
GNIS feature ID0881036 [1]

Swainton is an unincorporated community located within Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. [2] U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway are major roads of Swainton. Avalon is a coastal community directly across from Swainton, connected by Avalon Boulevard.

A post office was established in 1896, with Luther Swain as the first postmaster. [3]

Swainton is home to Sand Barrens Golf Club—a 27-hole golf course offering an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) clubhouse. [4]

Education

Swainton is within the Middle Township School District which operates Middle Township High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

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References

  1. "Swainton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. 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. 468.
  4. Home Page, Sand Barrens Golf Club. Accessed April 26, 2015.