Atlantic City

city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Organization city_in_new_jersey Q139564
Atlantic City
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Summary

Atlantic City is a city in New Jersey[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in new jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Atlantic County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Marty Small, Sr.[5]
  • Shares border with: Galloway Township[6], Brigantine[7], Absecon[8], Pleasantville[9], Egg Harbor Township[10], Ventnor City[11]
  • Twinned administrative body: Cabourg[12]
  • Postal code: 08401[13], 08404[14], 08405[15]
  • Commons category: Atlantic City, New Jersey[16]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[17]
  • Local dialing code: 609[18]
  • Inception: May 1, 1854[19]
  • Start time: May 1, 1854[20]
  • Official website: https://www.cityofatlanticcity.org/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Atlantic City, New Jersey[22]
  • Commons gallery: Atlantic City[23]
  • Population: 39,558[24], 38,497[25]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey[26]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31]
  • Official name: Atlantic City[32]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Atlantic City, New Jersey[33]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Atlantic City[34]
  • Number of households: 15,775[35]
  • Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Atlantic City, New Jersey[36]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Atlantic City, New Jersey[37]
  • Different from: Atlantic City[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2 m[39]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Atlantic City include Atlantic City International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Atlantic City has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include Atlantic City International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . acnj.gov. Retrieved . acnj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . factfinder.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Eastern Time Zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → atlantic-city
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: atlantic-city, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914309|atlantic city (#289914309)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  3. 14w ago · Ooligan · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aerial view → 1931 aerial view of Atlantic City, New Jersey (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Aerial view: 1931 aerial view of Atlantic City, New Jersey (cropped).jpg"
  4. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Atlantic City–Ocean City–Villas urban area
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
    Located in → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0318342-Atlantic-City-New-Jersey, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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