Whitesboro, New Jersey

Whitesboro, New Jersey
Whitesboro School
Map of the former Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP in Cape May County. Inset: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey.
Whitesboro
Location in Cape May County
Whitesboro
Location in New Jersey
Whitesboro
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°02′32″N 74°52′05″W / 39.042252°N 74.868134°W / 39.042252; -74.868134
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipMiddle
Named afterGeorge Henry White
Area
  Total
3.56 sq mi (9.22 km2)
  Land3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.50%
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,300
  Density649.72/sq mi (250.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08252 - Cape May
Area code(s)609 and 640
FIPS code34-80855
GNIS feature ID02390509

Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Until the 2000 census the area had been part of the Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP, which was split in 2010 into separate CDPs for Burleigh and Whitesboro. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,205. Whitesboro was founded as a planned residential community for African Americans and has the majority of the township's black population.