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Atlantic City
New Jersey, United States · North America
About Atlantic City
Atlantic City sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ventnor City.
Atlantic City is in New Jersey, United States, with about 39,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ventnor City, about 5 km away.
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Atlantic County for statisticalRead more
purposes. Both Atlantic City and Hammonton, as well as the surrounding Atlantic County, are culturally tied to Philadelphia and constitute part of the larger Philadelphia combined statistical area, along with other smaller South Jersey metros such as Vineland–Bridgeton (Cumberland County) and Ocean City (Cape May County).
Located in South Jersey on Absecon Island and known for its casinos, nightlife, boardwalk, and Atlantic Ocean beaches and coastline, the city is prominently known as the "Las Vegas of the East Coast" and inspired the U.S. version of the board game Monopoly, which uses various Atlantic City street names and destinations in the game. New Jersey voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City in 1976, and the first casino opened two years later. From 1921 to 2004, Atlantic City hosted the Miss America pageant, which later returned to the city from 2013 to 2018.
As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,497, a decline of 1,061 (c. 2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 39,558, which in turn reflected a decrease of 959 (c. 2.4%) from the 40,517 counted in the 2000 census.
The city was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. It is located on Absecon Island and borders Absecon, Brigantine, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Pleasantville, Ventnor City, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Atlantic City is in New Jersey, United States, about 5 km from Ventnor City.
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- Population
- 39,260
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.3642, -74.4231
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