Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations, and part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's year-round population was 2,768, In the summer, Cape May's population is expanded by as many as 40,000 to 50,000 visitors. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state.