Cape May, New Jersey

ZIP codes in Cape May

Area codes for Cape May

• Area code 609

  In service since 1957. Shares its area with 640. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 640

  In service since September 17, 2018. Shares its area with 609. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Cape May is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Cape May

• North Cape May2.8 km (1.7 mi)
• West Cape May3.6 km (2.2 mi)
• Erma3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• Cape May Point5.4 km (3.4 mi)
• Villas5.8 km (3.6 mi)
• Diamond Beach6.1 km (3.8 mi)
• Rio Grande6.7 km (4.2 mi)
• Wildwood Crest7.3 km (4.5 mi)