A neighborhood where much of the housing is new
The Penn planning report says rowhouses were built in the South Inlet from roughly 1900 to 1952, and that much of it was cleared in the 1960s and 1970s after the area was declared blighted in 1964. Recent building has begun to fill some of those lots. Jersey Digs reported in January 2024 that Lighthouse Row, eight homes in four detached townhome buildings at 12 South New Hampshire Avenue, broke ground in late December 2023.
A builder's press release says K. Hovnanian Homes broke ground on August 12, 2026 on 38 waterfront townhomes near Gardner's Basin, across from Altman Park. This page does not know when any of these homes will be occupied. It does mean the Inlet has less old plumbing in the picture than the rowhouse blocks of Ducktown or Chelsea, which is why it focuses on warranties and hookups.
| What you notice | First step | Where to read more |
|---|---|---|
| Leak in a newly built home | Read the builder's warranty and report the leak in writing before paying for a repair | Leak detection |
| No hot water in a new townhome | Check the power or gas supply and the unit's reset instructions | Water heater repair |
| Slow drain in a new home | Note whether one fixture or several are slow | Drain cleaning |
| Planned fixture or appliance hookup | Ask the local construction office what the job needs | Plumbing installation |
| Tankless heater shows an error code | Look up the code in the manual before calling | Tankless water heater |
New home or older, tell us which and what you are seeing. Call (609) 547-1417 to talk it through.
Call (609) 547-1417Where the Inlet is
The city's neighborhood list includes the Inlet, with the 1st Ward Civic Association. Wikipedia places South Inlet in the northern part of the city, overlooking Absecon Inlet, where the Absecon Lighthouse stands. The Penn report bounds it by the Boardwalk to the south and east and Gramercy Avenue to the north, with an irregular western edge between Metropolitan and Connecticut Avenues. Lighthouse Row sits between Atlantic and Pacific Avenues.
Hurricane Sandy destroyed the northern Boardwalk in the South Inlet residential section in 2012. That is a reason to know where your shutoff valves are and to ask about raising equipment off the floor, not a claim about any one home. The 2018 mayor's comment on flood gates referred to reducing flooding from Ducktown to the Inlet.
Worth knowing
Warranty first, then repairs
In a newly built home, the builder's warranty may cover a fault that would otherwise cost you a repair. Read it before you call, and report problems in writing so there is a date on record. A plumber can still tell you what is wrong while you sort out who pays.
Local note
Gas, water and sewer: who to call first
If you smell gas, leave on foot and call South Jersey Gas at 1-800-582-7060 or 911 before calling a plumber.
For a water utility question, ACMUA serves Atlantic City at (609) 345-3315. Ask the city or ACMUA who owns the sewer main on your street, since it should be confirmed street by street.
Before you call about a plumbing problem in the Inlet
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Close the nearest shutoff
Turn the fixture valve off first. If that does not stop the water, close the main shutoff.
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Find your paperwork
A new home may have a warranty, a closing folder and appliance manuals that answer the question before a plumber is needed.
- 3
Photograph the problem
A picture of a stain, a drip or an error code on a heater display is quicker than describing it.
- 4
Give a cross street
New streets and renamed lots are easy to confuse on a map. A cross street fixes the address.
Plumbing questions in the Inlet
It is a named neighborhood on the city's list, and new residential building is under way there. Much of it is townhomes on lots that sat vacant for years, according to Jersey Digs. This page does not say how many homes are occupied today.
Start by reading the warranty and telling the builder in writing. You can also call a plumber to find the cause while that happens. Leak detection covers how a hidden leak is traced.
Sometimes. Hookups, fixtures and appliances get added or changed after move-in. Ask the local construction office what a job needs before work starts, since rules vary. Plumbing installation covers planned work.
Confirm with the city or ACMUA at (609) 345-3315. This page has not verified it for any Inlet street.
Leave the building on foot and call South Jersey Gas at 1-800-582-7060 or 911 before you call a plumber. Do not use switches or phones inside.
The Atlantic City plumbing home page lists every service, and Ducktown is the nearest neighborhood page.