Beesley's Point, New Jersey
# Beesley's Point, New Jersey

Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Beesley's Point is on Peck Bay across from Ocean City. Beesley's Point is home to the Beesley's Point Generating Station and one end of the now-closed Beesley's Point Bridge.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 816.

A post office was established in 1851, with Joseph Chatten as the first postmaster.

## Demographics

### 2020 census

Beesley's Point CDP, New Jersey - Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. :

| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
| - | - | - |
| White alone (NH) | 723 | 88.60% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.25% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.25% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 0.61% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.12% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.37% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 3.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 50 | 6.13% |
| Total | 816 | 100.00% |

## Education

As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to Upper Township School District (for grades K-8) and Ocean City School District (for high school). The latter operates Ocean City High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

The community had once had its own school.

