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Mizpah, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°29′12″N 74°50′09″W / 39.48667°N 74.83583°W / 39.48667; -74.83583
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Hamilton
Area
• Total	1.63 sq mi (4.23 km)
• Land	1.63 sq mi (4.23 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Population
• Total	479
• Density	293.68/sq mi (113.37/km)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	08342
FIPS code	34-46980
GNIS feature ID	878423

Mizpah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Mizpah was established as a Jewish colony in southern New Jersey and was planned out by a New York firm of cloak makers. It originally had a factory, 30 houses, and about 100 settlers.

Uncle Dewey's is a popular barbecue stand located in Mizpah, along U.S. Route 40.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 479.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Township include:

• Shameka Marshall (born 1983), long jumper who won the gold medal at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. ^ Census Data Explorer: Mizpah CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)". Retrieved July 2, 2011.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
7. Franklin Dye (1901). New Jersey Hand-book. State Board of Agriculture. p. 27. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
8. Beverly Savage (August 17, 2003). "Where There's Smoke". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "Hall of Fame Focus: Shameka Marshall", Rutgers University, October 19, 2017. Accessed November 12, 2017 ."Shameka Marshall found herself walking down the hallways of the RAC with her track and field coach James Robinson wondering about the faces that appeared on the wall.... The Mizpah, New Jersey native, however, hesitated about making the leap to college athletics from high school."

v t e Municipalities and communities of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Mays Landing
Cities	Absecon Atlantic City Brigantine Corbin City Egg Harbor City Estell Manor Linwood Margate City Northfield Pleasantville Port Republic Somers Point Ventnor City
Boroughs	Buena Folsom Longport
Town	Hammonton
Townships	Buena Vista Egg Harbor Galloway Hamilton Mullica Weymouth
CDPs	Absecon Highlands Bargaintown Collings Lakes Cologne Dorothy East Vineland Elwood English Creek Germania Leeds Point Mays Landing McKee City Milmay‡ Mizpah Nesco Newtonville Oceanville Pomona Richland Smithville Stockton University Sweetwater
Other communities	Belcoville Clarks Landing Conovertown Landisville Minotola Penny Pot Seaview Harbor Weymouth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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