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On New Jersey's Atlantic coast, around Barnegat Bay, with Monmouth County to the north. It is the southernmost county in the federal New York metropolitan area and the northeast gateway to the Pine Barrens. Source: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey.

There is no official line between North, Central and South Jersey. For federal statistics, Ocean County is counted in the New York metropolitan area, and it is the southernmost county in it. Source: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey.

33 municipalities: Barnegat Township, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley Township, Brick Township, Eagleswood Township, Harvey Cedars, Island Heights, Jackson Township, Lacey Township, Lakehurst, Lakewood Township, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor Township, Long Beach Township, Manchester Township, Mantoloking, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township, Pine Beach, Plumsted Township, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford Township, Surf City, Toms River Township and Tuckerton. Source: Ocean County Government.

Toms River. It has been the county seat since Ocean County was created from the southern part of Monmouth County in 1850. The county also runs a Southern Service Center in Manahawkin. Sources: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; Wikipedia, Toms River.

637,229 people at the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025 is 673,746. Lakewood (143,765) and Toms River (100,899) are the largest towns. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Ocean County; U.S. Census Bureau, City and Town Population Estimates, Vintage 2025.

About 628 square miles of land (628.29 square miles at the 2020 Census) and about 915 square miles counting water, which makes it New Jersey's largest county by total area. Jackson Township is the largest town by area. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Ocean County; Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey.

The average residential property tax bill across Ocean County was $8,114 for tax year 2025, against a New Jersey average of $10,340. Averages by town ranged from $5,327 in Manchester Township to $26,010 in Mantoloking. Any one home's bill depends on its town and assessed value. Source: NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 Average Residential Statistics.

The Ocean County Board of Taxation's website has a records search for property assessments and sales, tax lists, tax rates and appeal forms, plus contact details for each town's tax collector and assessor. Deeds are recorded by the Ocean County Clerk. Sources: Ocean County Board of Taxation; Ocean County Clerk.

$398,400 for owner-occupied homes, from the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey (New Jersey: $454,400). That is a survey estimate, not today's sale prices. For current prices, search homes or ask Dennis Mark for a home value. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Ocean County; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, New Jersey.

On the Barnegat Peninsula: Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Brick Township's three ocean beaches, Lavallette, Toms River's Ortley Beach, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and Island Beach State Park. On Long Beach Island: Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Long Beach Township and Beach Haven. Each town sets its own beach badge rules. Sources: Ocean County Government; Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; Township of Brick, Beaches; Toms River Township, Beaches.

Island Beach State Park (about 3,000 acres of coastal dunes), Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (32 acres around the lighthouse at the north tip of Long Beach Island) and Double Trouble State Park (about 8,000 acres in the Pine Barrens). The county also runs 27 parks and conservation areas, including Cattus Island in Toms River and Ocean County Park in Lakewood. Sources: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; Ocean County Parks and Recreation.

Two. NJ TRANSIT's North Jersey Coast Line stops at Point Pleasant Beach and ends at Bay Head, in the northern corner of the county, with trains toward New York Penn Station. Sources: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; Wikipedia, North Jersey Coast Line.

NJ TRANSIT route 137 runs to the Port Authority Bus Terminal from the Toms River Park & Ride, the Brick park and ride and the Lakewood Bus Terminal, and route 139 runs from Lakewood. Academy runs commuter buses from park and rides in Jackson, Toms River, Brick and Lakewood. Inside the county, Ocean Ride is the county bus system. Sources: NJ TRANSIT MyBus, route 137 stops; Academy Bus, commuter park and ride locations; Ocean County, Ocean Ride.

Ocean University Medical Center (425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick), Community Medical Center (99 Route 37 West, Toms River), Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (600 River Avenue, Lakewood) and Southern Ocean Medical Center (1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin). Sources: Ocean University Medical Center; Community Medical Center; Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus; Southern Ocean Medical Center.

Ocean County College (main campus at 1 College Drive, Toms River), Georgian Court University in Lakewood, and a Stockton University campus in Manahawkin. Sources: Ocean County College; Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey.

Part of it is. Ocean County is the northeast gateway to the Pine Barrens, one of the largest protected land areas on the East Coast. Land inside the Pinelands has extra land-use rules, so check a property's Pinelands status before planning to build or subdivide. Sources: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; New Jersey Pinelands Commission.

The ocean beaches and boardwalks at Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach, Long Beach Island, Island Beach State Park, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson (with Hurricane Harbor and the Wild Safari), Jersey Shore BlueClaws baseball at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, and the county park system. Sources: Wikipedia, Ocean County, New Jersey; Ocean County Parks and Recreation.

It depends on the town. From Toms River, the county seat, it is about 54 miles in a straight line to Times Square and about 53 miles to Philadelphia City Hall. Northern towns such as Lakewood and Brick are closer to New York, and southern towns such as Stafford are closer to Philadelphia than to New York. Driving distances are longer. The average commute for county workers is 30.0 minutes (2020 to 2024). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (township center point); U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Ocean County.

Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center. Then ask the seller or listing agent for the flood zone, any elevation certificate and the flood insurance history. Dennis Mark can pull the flood zone for any home you're considering.