Sending Districts

LINWOOD

The City of Linwood is a suburban community located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The city comprises an area of four square miles lying approximately nine miles to the west of Atlantic City and bounded by the municipalities of Northfield, Egg Harbor Township, and Somers Point.

The City is accessible by land via the Garden State Parkway, a major north-south artery which is adjacent to the City and provides access to New York City, and via the Atlantic City Expressway, which is five miles distant and leads directly to Philadelphia. The Parkway going south connects with the Cape May-Lewes ferry service, which provides a convenient, modern method of crossing the Delaware Bay to points south. Atlantic City International Airport (approximately twenty miles distant) provides both commuter and regular air travel to major eastern cities and beyond.

 Linwood Schools

 NORTHFIELD

Northfield is a suburban community located on the mainland near the New Jersey shore between Atlantic City and Ocean City, and between Pleasantville and Linwood on U.S. Route 9. It has an area of 3.5 square miles and is nearly square in shape with a population of 7,725 in 2000. Linwood is organized as a city, with a mayor and city council.

Main roads leading to Atlantic City, New York, Philadelphia and Washington are easily accessible. By car it takes 20 minutes to reach Atlantic City 2 1/2 hours to go to New York, Philadelphia is 1 1/2 hours away and by Washington only 3 hours using the Cape May ferry.

Northfield Community School                  

SOMERS POINT

The City of Somers Point, originally known as Somerset Plantation, is the oldest settlement in the County of Atlantic, dating back to 1693. This four square mile, attractive municipality, is located in the eastern portion of Atlantic County in what was once known as Great Egg Harbor. Somers Point was first incorporated as a borough in 1886. At that time the voting population was 48.

The city is approximately seven miles southwest of Atlantic City, and 60 miles east of Philadelphia. The city is bordered on the east and west by Egg Harbor Township and to the north by the City of Linwood. Three bridges join Somers Point to Cape May County on its southerly border; they are the Beesleys Point Bridge (Route 9), the Garden State Parkway Bridge and the Route 52 bridge into Ocean City.

Somers Point is primarily a residential community with a relatively large proportion of its residents employed in professional services or executive positions in the City and its neighboring communities.

Shore Memorial Hospital, a modern 380-bed medical facility, is Somers Point's largest employer, providing 1,400 jobs. Because of Somers Point's location on the Great Egg Harbor River bayfront, it is known for its marinas, boating, and numerous fine restaurants. Somers Point also has a vast variety of small businesses located throughout the community, including many medical professional offices as a result of the location of Shore Memorial Hospital.

 Somers Point Schools