![]() Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atlantic City, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau.↑ Administration Archived at the Wayback Machine, City of Atlantic City.↑ 2012 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, dated August 9, 2012.Atlantic City is roughly 132 miles (212 km) south of New York City by road (via the Garden State Parkway), 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Philadelphia. The three road routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway ( US 322/ 40), White Horse Pike ( US 30), and the Atlantic City Expressway. There were 274,549 people living in the Atlantic City– Hammonton Metropolitan Statistical Area as of the 2010 Census. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.Īs of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 39,558. The city also served as the inspiration for the original version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is an internationally renowned resort city for gambling, conventions, and leisure. ![]() It officially became a city in 1854 when a new railroad connected it to Philadelphia. Atlantic City is a city in New Jersey, United States.
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