Island Heights, New Jersey
Island Heights, New Jersey | |
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View of Island Heights across Toms River from Pine Beach | |
Location of Island Heights in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Island Heights, New Jersey | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′30″N 74°08′38″W / 39.941792°N 74.143814°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | E. Steven Doyle (term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Sean Asay |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) 33.59% |
| • Rank | 512th of 565 in state 27th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,650 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,699 |
| • Rank | 506th of 565 in state 25th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,709.7/sq mi (1,046.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 237th of 565 in state 11th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08732 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402934530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885262 |
| Website | www |
Island Heights is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,650, a decrease of 23 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,673, which in turn reflected a decline of 78 (−4.5%) from the 1,751 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough is a dry town where alcohol cannot legally be sold.