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.
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Coordinates: 39°07′53″N 74°46′39″W | |
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County | Cape May |
Township | Middle |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
ZIP code | 08210 |
Area code(s) | 609, 640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0881036[1] |
A post office was established in 1896, with Luther Swain as the first postmaster.[3]
Swainton is home to Union League National Golf Club—a 27-hole golf course offering an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) clubhouse.[4]
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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This list is incomplete. Formerly Whitesboro and Burleigh were in a single CDP, Whitesboro-Burleigh Cape May County Airport (The former NAS Rio Grande) is in Lower Township. Dennis Township Public Schools has a Cape May Court House address but is in Dennis Township, outside of the CMCH census-designated place. |
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