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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                (Amendment No. 1)

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

  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 Commission File Number 000-22211

                            SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        New Jersey                                       21-0398330
 (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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  [X]      No  [  ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Yes  [  ]      No  [X]

All of the equity securities of the registrant are owned by South Jersey
Industries, Inc., its parent company, a 1934 Act reporting company named in the
registrants description of its business, which has itself fulfilled its 1934 Act
filing requirements.

During the preceding 36 months (and any subsequent period of days) there has not
been any default in (1) any of the indebtedness of the registrant or its
subsidiaries, and (2) the payment of rentals under material long-term leases (of
which there are none).

The registrant meets all of the conditions set forth in General Instruction I
1(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this
form with the reduced disclosure format.
Documents Incorporated by Reference:    None
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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

         This Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003 is being filed solely to correct certain dates
included in our independent auditor's consent filed as Exhibit 23 under Item 15
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed on March 18, 2004.




     Exhibit              Description
      Number

        23           Independent Auditors' Consent.

       31.1          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                     Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       31.2          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                     Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       32.1          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       32.2          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                                      SJG-1


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 GAS COMPANY


                                   BY: /s/ David A. Kindlick
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                                       David A. Kindlick, Executive Vice
                                        President & Chief Financial Officer

                                   Date:   July 28, 2004
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                                     SJG-2


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit               Description
      Number

        23           Independent Auditors' Consent.

       31.1          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                     Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       31.2          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                     Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       32.1          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       32.2          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                                     SJG-3