Absecon Highlands is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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. It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern Galloway Township.Boundary Changes - New Jersey

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. Accessed October 7, 2024. "Absecon Highlands CDP ... New Entity... Located in Galloway township (25560), Atlantic County (001)." It is bordered to the south by the city of Absecon and to the east by Reeds Bay, a tidal water body the connects to the

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through Broad Creek and

Absecon Inlet Absecon Inlet is a narrow strait on the southeastern coast of New Jersey, United States.''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', pp. 3-4. Geography Absecon Inlet leads from the Atlantic Ocean through barrier islands in Atla ...

. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of Absecon Highlands, Seaview Estates, Seaview Park, Conovertown, and Holly Brook.

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(New York Road) is the main road through the community; it leads north to the

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in Port Republic and south through Absecon to the

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in Pleasantville. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

2020 census

Education

The CDP is within two school districts:

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(elementary) and

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. The zoned high school for Galloway Township is

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, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.

References

Census-designated places in Atlantic County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Galloway Township, New Jersey {{AtlanticCountyNJ-geo-stub