SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

              CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 April 20, 2005

                             Commission File Number:
                                     1-6364

                          SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        New Jersey                                      22-1901645
  (State of incorporation)                   (IRS employer identification no.)

                 1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (609) 561-9000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On April 20, 2005, South Jersey Industries ("SJI") issued a press
release reporting the results of its operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. SJI
does not intend for this Item 2.02 or Exhibit 99.1 to be treated as "filed"
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by
reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Exhibits

Exhibit 99. South Jersey Industries press release dated April 20, 2005.



                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                              SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES

Date: April 20, 2005          By:  /s/ David A. Kindlick
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                                   David A. Kindlick
                                   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer