Sinkhole risk in Cape May County, NJ: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

The next step for one property

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 252 square miles, under one square mile of Cape May County maps onto soluble rock. With about 93,875 residents (373 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 474 map points about 0.7 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Cape May County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Jefferson County, WV, about 162 miles west. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Cumberland County, NJ 22 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Atlantic County, NJ 29 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Kent County, DE 35 mi west · 0% at surface
Sussex County, DE 39 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Salem County, NJ 43 mi northwest · 15% at surface
Gloucester County, NJ 47 mi north · 9% at surface

Against the rest of New Jersey

Cape May County ranks 13 of 21 in New Jersey for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.