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Absecon

Absecon is a city in , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,137, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 726 from the 2010 census count of 8,411, which in turn reflected an increase of 773 from the 7,638 counted in the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Village with 8,070 residents
  • Description: city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “Absecom”, “Absecom Village”, “Absecombe”, “Absecon, New Jersey”, “Absecon, NJ”, “Absecum”, “Lower Island”, “Mount Eagle”, and “Ragtown”
  • Postal code: 08201
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Absecon station and Holy Spirit High School.

Railway station
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Absecon is a NJ Transit station in Absecon, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It is located at South Station and Ohio Avenues. In 1938, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered the elimination of grade crossings in Absecon.

School
is a Roman Catholic preparatory school located in Absecon in , in the U.S. state of . The school operates under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.

School
is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of , in , in the U.S. state of , operating as the lone secondary school of the Pleasantville Public Schools, an Abbott District. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Absecon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Conovertown and Absecon Highlands.

Hamlet
Galloway Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of , and a growing edge city to neighboring . At 114.49 square miles of total area of land and water, Galloway Township is the largest municipality in the state.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , in the U.S. state of . It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Absecon.

Town
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Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of , and a growing edge city to neighboring . At 114.49 square miles of total area of land and water, Township is the largest municipality in the state. is situated 2½ miles north of Absecon.

Absecon

Latitude
39.42845° or 39° 25′ 42″ north
Longitude
-74.49571° or 74° 29′ 45″ west
Population
8,070
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
87F7CGH3+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158845677
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4500458
Wiki­data ID
Q332198
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Absecon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبسيكون”
  • Basque: “Absecon”
  • Catalan: “Absecon”
  • Cebuano: “Absecon”
  • Chechen: “Абскон”
  • Chinese: “Absecon”
  • Chinese: “阿布西肯”
  • Czech: “Absecon”
  • Dutch: “Absecon (New Jersey)”
  • Dutch: “Absecon”
  • French: “Absecon”
  • German: “Absecon (New Jersey)”
  • German: “Absecon”
  • Gilaki: “ابسکون (نيۊجرسي)”
  • Gilaki: “ابسکون”
  • Haitian: “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Haitian: “Absecon”
  • Hungarian: “Absecon”
  • Irish: “Absecon”
  • Italian: “Absecon”
  • Kazakh: “Абсэкон”
  • Kirghiz: “Абсэкон”
  • Ladin: “Absecon”
  • Mazanderani: “آبسکون (نیوجرسی)”
  • Mazanderani: “آبسکون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Absecon”
  • Neapolitan: “Absecon”
  • Persian: “ابسکون، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “ابسکون”
  • Polish: “Absecon”
  • Portuguese: “Absecon (Nova Jérsei)”
  • Portuguese: “Absecon”
  • Serbian: “Абсикон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Absecon”
  • Slovak: “Absecon”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آبسکون، نیوجرسی”
  • Spanish: “Absecon (Nueva Jersey)”
  • Spanish: “Absecon, Nueva Jersey”
  • Spanish: “Absecon”
  • Tamil: “அப்செகொன்”
  • Tatar: “Абскон”
  • Turkish: “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Turkish: “Absecon”
  • Ukrainian: “Абскон”
  • Uzbek: “Absecon”
  • Volapük: “Absecon (New Jersey)”
  • Volapük: “Absecon (NJ)”
  • Volapük: “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Volapük: “Absecon, NJ”
  • Volapük: “Absecon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Absecon”
  • Welsh: “Absecon, New Jersey”
  • Welsh: “Absecon”

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