Back Ocean Township (Monmouth County, New Jersey) German Municipio de Ocean (condado de Monmouth) Spanish اوشن، نیوجرسی Persian Ocean Township (comté de Monmouth) French Оушэн Тауншип (Нью-Джерси) Kazakh Оушэн Тауншип (Нү-Жерси) Kirghiz Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Swahili Оушен Тауншип (округ Монмут, Нью-Джерсі) Ukrainian اوشن ٹاؤن شپ، مونماوتھ کاؤنٹی، نیو جرسی Urdu
Ocean Township, New Jersey | |
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 View along Route 18 northbound in Ocean Township, Monmouth County | |
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| Motto: The Community of Gracious Living | |
 Location of Ocean Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey | |
  Ocean Township Location in Monmouth County  Ocean Township Location in New Jersey  Ocean Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′16″N 74°01′55″W / 40.254412°N 74.031937°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | John P. Napolitani Sr. (appointed to term ending June 30, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | David G. Brown II[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Jessie M. Joseph[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.99 sq mi (28.47 km2) |
| • Land | 10.87 sq mi (28.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2) 1.14% |
| • Rank | 202nd of 565 in state 13th of 53 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,672 |
| • Estimate | 27,796 |
| • Rank | 90th of 565 in state 8th of 53 in county[12] |
| • Density | 2,546.4/sq mi (983.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 248th of 565 in state 30th of 53 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 732[15] |
| FIPS code | 3402554270[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882601[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Ocean Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in east central Monmouth County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City.[19] Ocean Township has no central downtown and consists of three main unincorporated communities: Oakhurst, Wanamassa, and Wayside. The township is divided into two ZIP codes, 07755 (Oakhurst)[20] and 07712 (Wanamassa and Wayside).[21] Small portions have Allenhurst (07711), Deal (07723) and Long Branch (07740) ZIP codes.[22]
As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,672,[9][10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 381 (+1.4%) from the 27,291 recorded at the 2010 census,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 332 (+1.2%) from the 26,959 counted in the 2000 census.[25]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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Governmentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
- ^ Administration, Township of Ocean. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Township Clerk, Township of Ocean. Accessed May 1, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Ocean, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Ocean, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 31, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Northfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living In Ocean Township, N.J.: Ocean Township, N.J.: The ‘Ocean’ Is Aspirational" The New York Times, August 20, 2013. Accessed June 20, 2022.
- ^ Oakhurst, NJ 07755, Google Maps. Accessed August 1, 2018.
- ^ Asbury Park, NJ 07712, Google Maps. Accessed August 1, 2018.
- ^ The Township of Ocean, League of Women Voters of Monmouth County. Accessed May 1, 2023. "Its nearly 30,000 residents live in neighborhoods still bearing strong sectional identities. Locals are as likely to say they live in “Oakhurst,” “Wanamassa,” or “Wayside,” for instance, as they are to say “Ocean Township.” This dispersion is reflected in the Township’s five different ZIP codes."
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.