Oceanville, New Jersey

Oceanville is an unincorporated community located within Galloway Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[3] Oceanville is located on U.S. Route 9 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Absecon. Oceanville has a post office with ZIP code 08231.[1][4]

Oceanville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Oceanville
Location in Atlantic County (Inset: Atlantic County in New Jersey)
Oceanville
Oceanville (New Jersey)
Oceanville
Oceanville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 74°27′38″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
TownshipGalloway
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
08231[1]
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID878942[2]

From 1983–2016, Oceanville was the site of the Noyes Museum, the only fine arts museum in Atlantic County.[5] The museum became part of Stockton University in 2016 and the site in Oceanville will be sold by the foundation that owns the property.[6]

References
  1. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.
  2. "Oceanville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. "The Noyes Museum: A Historical Perspective". Noyes Museum of Art. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. Lai, Jonathan. "Noyes Museum becomes part of Stockton University ", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 17, 2016. Accessed January 16, 2018. "Seven months after the Noyes Museum of Art closed its main location in Galloway Township, N.J., the museum has a new owner and game plan. Stockton University announced Monday that it now owns the museum, which will be the Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University.... The shuttered museum facility in the Oceanville section remains the property of the Noyes Foundation, a separate entity. The foundation plans to sell the property."


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