South Jersey Gas serves customers in 112 municipalities spanning over 2,500 square miles, or one-third of the geographic area of New Jersey, in which one-eighth of its population resides. The service area includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties and parts of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. Nearly 100 percent of all new home construction on our mains choose to heat with natural gas.

South Jersey Gas' corporate headquarters is in Folsom, centrally located to its divisional offices in Pleasantville, Glassboro, Swainton and Millville. The company operates a satellite office in Waterford Works and a dispatching center and liquified natural gas facility for peak shaving in McKee City.  

South Jersey Gas traces its roots back to 1910 when Atlantic City Gas and Water Company was merged into the Atlantic City Gas Company, owned by Clarence H. Geist. This was the first in a series of acquisitions that would eventually create South Jersey Gas. Geist acquired Peoples Gas Company in 1922 and a number of smaller companies over the next five years.

By 1930, he was recognized as the largest holder of utility stocks in the country. That year, Peoples and Atlantic City Gas Company were sold to Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, who operated them until 1948. In 1948, the Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Public Service, which owned all of South Jersey Gas' stock, to distribute the common stock to its shareholders. Just before the two companies became independent of Public Service, Peoples merged into Atlantic City Gas Company.

	The company was named South Jersey Gas Company and its new headquarters was located in Atlantic City. During the 1950s, the company acquired gas distribution properties in Cumberland and Salem counties. The Cape May County distribution facilities were purchased from New Jersey Natural Gas Company in 1983.

Milestones

• In 1910, South Jersey Gas began as Atlantic City Gas Company.
• In 1922, Atlantic City Gas Company acquired several gas companies in what is now the western portion of South Jersey Gas' service territory. These companies merged to form People's Gas Company, in Glassboro, New Jersey.
• In 1947, Atlantic City Gas Company & People's Gas Company merged to form South Jersey Gas.
• South Jersey Gas grew through acquisition and by 1960 served Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem and parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties.
• In 1964, South Jersey Gas installed its 100,000th gas meter.
• In 1969, South Jersey Industries, Inc. was formed as a holding company to provide South Jersey Gas' shareholders with investment growth opportunities.
• The '70s were a slow growth era for SJG and most other gas utilities due to natural gas supply shortages and severe curtailments brought on by the energy crisis.
• The '80s brought prosperity to South Jersey Gas as the casino industry burst on to the Atlantic City scene and brought about unprecedented housing and business growth to southern New Jersey. By 1980, South Jersey Gas had over 126,000 customers.
• In 1983, South Jersey Gas expanded its service area by acquiring the rights to serve Cape May County.
• In 1987, South Jersey Gas added its 200,000th gas meter.
• In 1995, South Jersey Gas installed its 250,000th gas meter.
• In 1996, South Jersey Gas celebrated the addition of its 250,000th natural gas customer.
• In 2003, South Jersey Gas celebrated the addition of its 300,000th natural gas customer.
• Today, South Jersey Gas is seeing continued growth in the Atlantic City region due to the resort's expansion of existing casinos and the influx of new casinos, businesses and people to the area. South Jersey Gas looks ahead to a bright future in the region powered by natural gas.