Leeds Point, New Jersey

Populated place in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

Leeds Point, New Jersey

Census-designated place

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Leeds Point

Location in Atlantic County

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Leeds Point

Location in New Jersey

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Leeds Point

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 39°29′31″N 74°25′45″W﻿ / ﻿39.49194°N 74.42917°W﻿ / 39.49194; -74.42917
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Atlantic
Township| Galloway
Area

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• Total

| 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
• Land| 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 49 ft (15 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 205
• Density| 847.11/sq mi (326.83/km2)
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code|

08220[3]

Area code(s)| 609/640
FIPS code| 34-39810[4]
GNIS feature ID| 877726[5]

Leeds Point (also known as Leeds) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[6] located within Galloway Township, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[7] It is situated on the end of a promontory raised about 30-50 ft above the salt marsh on the south side of Great Bay.[8] Leeds Point is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast of Absecon. Leeds Point has a post office with ZIP Code 08220, which opened on December 18, 1827.[3][9] The town is named after the Leeds family, whose first American member, Daniel Leeds, Surveyor General of West Jersey around the beginning of the 18th century, after immigrating to New Jersey from the city of Leeds in England, claimed the land which now makes up Leeds Point; some of his descendants lived in Leeds Point from then on. (His descendants also include his son Daniel Leeds and grandson Titan Leeds, who in Philadelphia published one of America's first almanacs.)[10]

The Jersey Devil was born in Leeds Point, according to one legend about the cryptid. The legend claims that in 1735, the thirteenth child of a woman called Mrs. Leeds from the community was transformed into a demon shortly after birth due to her cursing that it would be the devil.[11]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 205| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

Leeds Point was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[13]

As of 2020, the population was 205.[2]

## Education

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The CDP is within two school districts: Galloway Township School District (elementary) and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District.[14] The zoned high school for Galloway Township is Absegami High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Leeds Point CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. ^ a b Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.
4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
5. ^ "Leeds Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
8. ^ "New Jersey topographic map". topographic-map.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024.
9. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
10. ^ Beck, Henry Charlton (1945). Jersey Genesis: The story of the Mullica River (5th ed.). Rutgers University Press. pp. 65–67\. ISBN 0-8135-1015-5. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
11. ^ Heide, Robert; John Gilman (2007). Backroads of New Jersey: Your Guide to New Jersey's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures. Voyageur Press. p. 124\. ISBN 9781616731977.
12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
13. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atlantic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2025. \- Text list
15. ^ "Magnet Programs". Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Retrieved March 1, 2025. "Students in Galloway are assigned to Absegami High School"

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Municipalities and communities of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Mays Landing

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* Absecon
* Atlantic City
* Brigantine
* Corbin City
* Egg Harbor City
* Estell Manor
* Linwood
* Margate City
* Northfield
* Pleasantville
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* Somers Point
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* Buena
* Folsom
* Longport

Town|

* Hammonton

Townships|

* Buena Vista
* Egg Harbor
* Galloway
* Hamilton
* Mullica
* Weymouth

CDPs|

* Absecon Highlands
* Bargaintown
* Collings Lakes
* Cologne
* Dorothy
* East Vineland
* Elwood
* English Creek
* Germania
* Leeds Point
* Mays Landing
* McKee City
* Milmay‡
* Mizpah
* Nesco
* Newtonville
* Oceanville
* Pomona
* Richland
* Smithville
* Stockton University
* Sweetwater

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* Belcoville
* Clarks Landing
* Conovertown
* Landisville
* Minotola
* Penny Pot
* Seaview Harbor
* Weymouth

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