Beach & Boardwalk
Residential beach blocks, the boardwalk and the fishing pier create the city’s classic shore identity.
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New Jersey Town Guide Online
Ventnor City is a residential shore community between Atlantic City and Margate, pairing an ocean beach and boardwalk with neighborhood shopping, a landmark fishing pier and the back-bay character of Ventnor Heights.
Ventnor is compact enough to feel like a neighborhood city but varied enough to have several distinct settings. The oceanfront and boardwalk define summer life, Ventnor and Atlantic avenues carry most day-to-day commerce, Dorset Avenue forms an important neighborhood hub, and Ventnor Heights opens onto the back bay.
Residential beach blocks, the boardwalk and the fishing pier create the city’s classic shore identity.
Restaurants, shops, services and neighborhood businesses line the city’s main commercial corridor.
A compact local business district connecting the beach side and Ventnor Heights.
Back-bay homes, boating access, recreation and a quieter residential setting west of the main island grid.
2020 Census population
Year incorporated
Length of Ventnor’s ocean fishing pier
Commissioners under the Walsh Act form of government
Ventnor uses New Jersey’s commission form of government under the Walsh Act. Three commissioners are elected to concurrent nonpartisan terms and divide responsibility for municipal departments.
Serves as Mayor and member of the three-person City Commission.
One of Ventnor’s three elected commissioners.
One of Ventnor’s three elected commissioners.
6201 Atlantic Avenue
Ventnor City, NJ 08406
Main: 609-823-7900
400 N. Lafayette Avenue
Public elementary program serving preschool through grade 4.
400 N. Lafayette Avenue
Public middle-grades program serving grades 5 through 8.
Ventnor students in grades 9–12 attend Atlantic City High School as a sending-district community.
At Cambridge Avenue and the Boardwalk, the 1,000-foot ocean pier is one of Ventnor’s signature landmarks and the longest ocean fishing pier in New Jersey.
A residential oceanfront with seasonal lifeguards and beach-badge rules during the summer season.
Back-bay recreation area at Dorset/Burke with boating-oriented access and a very different feel from the oceanfront.
Facilities at 5600 Atlantic Avenue include tennis, pickleball, basketball, volleyball and playground amenities.
Designated beach and bay access points support paddling, surfing and shore recreation.
The Ventnor branch at 6500 Atlantic Avenue provides library services and community programming near the center of town.
Independent shops, property services, trades, marine businesses, healthcare, automotive and neighborhood retail.
A deep local dining scene from breakfast and bakeries to pizza, cafés, international food and documented GF/DF choices.
Ocean blocks, Ventnor Heights, condos, multi-family properties and shore-specific flood and insurance diligence.
Beach, boardwalk, fishing pier, back-bay recreation and the city’s small collection of boutique lodging.
A local marketplace framework without copied or invented listings.
Current city hiring plus hospitality, schools, property services, retail and municipal employment resources.