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Little Egg Harbor Township is the southernmost town in Ocean County, on the mainland across the bay from Long Beach Island.

County
Ocean
Population
20,784 (2020 Census)
Land area
47.35 sq mi
Water area
25.62 sq mi

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Little Egg Harbor Township is the southernmost municipality in Ocean County, on the mainland across Little Egg Harbor bay from Long Beach Island. It surrounds the separate Borough of Tuckerton, and the two share the 08087 ZIP code. The township's history reaches back to 1740, and a memorial on Radio Road marks the 1778 attack on Pulaski's Legion.

Much of the housing dates from the late 1950s onward, starting with waterfront bungalows on lagoons in Mystic Island, Holly Lake Harbor and Atlantis, followed by townhomes, duplexes, single-family neighborhoods and retirement communities. In Mystic Island, many of the original bungalows have been replaced by larger homes on pilings. Salt marsh along Great Bay and pine forest in the Warren Grove area frame the township on the east and west.

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The white clapboard Giffordtown Schoolhouse, now a museum of the Tuckerton Historical Society, in Little Egg Harbor Township

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Little Egg Harbor sits along Route 9 and County Route 539, with Garden State Parkway Exit 58 inside the township. NJ TRANSIT's 559 bus runs to Atlantic City and Ocean Ride's OC6 runs to Stafford Township. It is about 79 miles in a straight line to Penn Station in Manhattan and about 49 miles to Philadelphia City Hall. Want to know what homes are selling for right now? Ask Dennis Mark for a Little Egg Harbor market snapshot.

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Little Egg Harbor Real Estate September 2026

  • Median sale price, September

    $405,000

    Up 2.0% from September 2025

  • Homes sold, September

    25

    27 in September 2025

  • Median sale price, 2026 so far

    $434,188

    226 homes have sold this year, with the median up 5.4% from last year

  • Homes for sale in September

    97

    95 in September 2025

  • Median days on market

    26 days

    For homes sold in September

  • Months of supply

    3.6 months

    How long the homes for sale would last at the current pace of sales

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Source: MOMLS (Monmouth Ocean Multiple Listing Service), Market Summary, Residential, September 2026, pulled October 5, 2026. Residential sales reported to the MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. These are MLS figures, not Dennis Mark’s own. For what your home could sell for today, ask for a home value.

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Little Egg Harbor Township Q&A

Straight answers to common questions about Little Egg Harbor Township, each with its source. Checked September 2026.

What county is Little Egg Harbor Township in?

Ocean County, New Jersey. It is the southernmost municipality in Ocean County, bordering Atlantic and Burlington counties. It was part of Burlington County until it joined Ocean County on March 30, 1891. Sources: NJ Department of Labor, Census 2020 municipal populations and Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township.

What is the ZIP code for Little Egg Harbor Township?

08087, which it shares with the Borough of Tuckerton, so an 08087 address can be in either town. Check the municipality on the property record. Sources: Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township and Wikipedia, Tuckerton.

What is the population of Little Egg Harbor Township?

20,784 people at the 2020 Census, the township's highest count ever. The Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025 is 21,801. Sources: NJ Department of Labor, Census 2020 municipal populations, U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 population estimates and Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township.

How big is Little Egg Harbor Township?

About 47.35 square miles of land and about 25.62 square miles of water. Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Gazetteer.

Is Tuckerton part of Little Egg Harbor?

No. Tuckerton is a separate borough, formed from part of Little Egg Harbor in 1901. Little Egg Harbor completely surrounds it, and the two share the 08087 ZIP code and the Pinelands Regional School District for grades 7 to 12. Sources: Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township and Wikipedia, Tuckerton.

What is Mystic Island?

Mystic Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the southern part of Little Egg Harbor Township, with 8,301 people at the 2020 Census. It began in the early 1960s as a waterfront development of vacation bungalows on lagoons, and many of the original bungalows have been replaced by larger homes on pilings. Sources: Wikipedia, Mystic Island and Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township.

What are the sections of Little Egg Harbor Township?

Besides Mystic Island, named places partly or fully in the township include Atlantis, Edge Cove, Giffordtown, Jessies Point, Nugentown, Parkertown, Storm Island, Tucker Beach and West Tuckerton. Holly Lake Harbor is another lagoon development in the township. Source: Wikipedia, Little Egg Harbor Township.

How much are property taxes in Little Egg Harbor Township?

The average residential property tax bill was $6,670 for tax year 2025, on an average assessment of $207,987. The 2025 general tax rate is 3.207 per $100 of assessed value; the state's effective rate, which adjusts for how assessments compare with market value, is 1.865. Any one home's bill depends on its own assessment. Sources: NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 Average Residential Statistics and NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 General Tax Rates.

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