Atlantic City, New Jersey

**Atlantic City** is a city in New Jersey, United States. It officially became a city in 1854 when a new railroad connected it to Philadelphia. Atlantic City is an internationally renowned resort city for gambling, conventions, and leisure. The city also served as the inspiration for the original version of the board game _Monopoly_. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

, the city has a population of 38,497. There were 274,534 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton Metropolitan Statistical Area as of the 2020 Census.

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. Atlantic City is roughly  south of New York City by road (via the Garden State Parkway),  southeast of Philadelphia.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Atlantic City, New Jersey
- **settlement type**: City
- **nicknames**: Monopoly City
"The World's Famous Playground"
- **image skyline**: AC boardwalk.jpg
- **image caption**: On the boardwalk looking south outside Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars
- **image flag**: Flag of Atlantic City, New Jersey.gif
- **image shield**: Seal of Atlantic City, New Jersey.svg
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Atlantic City, New Jersey.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **image map**: Atlantic County New Jersey Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Atlantic City Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
- **image map1**: Atlantic-city-nj-map.png
- **mapsize1**: 250px
- **map caption1**: U.S. Census Map
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in New Jersey, County
- **subdivision name2**: Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic
- **government type**: Mayor-council government, Mayor-council (Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council), Faulkner Act)
- **governing body**: Atlantic City Council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Council
- **leader title2**: City manager, Administrator
- **leader title3**: Municipal clerk
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: May 1, 1854
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 44.59
- **area land km2**: 27.87
- **area water km2**: 16.72
- **area total sq mi**: 17.21
- **area land sq mi**: 10.76
- **area water sq mi**: 6.45
- **area water percent**: 37.50
- **area rank**: 165th of 565 in state
8th of 23 in county
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population metro**: 274534 (Metropolitan statistical area, US: 179th)
- **population total**: 38497
- **population rank**: 61st of 565 in state
2nd of 23 in county
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density sq mi**: 3577.8
- **population density rank**: 188th of 565 in state
4th of 23 in county
- **population urban**: 294921 (List of United States urban areas, US: 138th)
- **population density urban km2**: 699.1
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1810.7
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −05:00
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, Eastern (EDT)
- **utc offset dst**: −04:00
- **elevation ft**: 7
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 08401–08406
- **area code**: Area code 609, 609
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 3400102080
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0885142