Lavallette, New Jersey
Lavallette, New Jersey | |
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Upper Shores / Lavallette Branch of the Ocean County Library | |
Location of Lavallette in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Lavallette, New Jersey | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′10″N 74°04′19″W / 39.969474°N 74.07188°W | |
| Country | United States |
| state | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | December 21, 1887 |
| Named after | Elie A. F. La Vallette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Walter G. LaCicero (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | John Bennett |
| • Municipal clerk | Donnelly Amico |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 15.42% |
| • Rank | 506th of 565 in state 26th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,787 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,843 |
| • Rank | 495th of 565 in state 23rd of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,190.2/sq mi (845.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 281st of 565 in state 14th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08735 |
| Area code(s) | 732 Exchanges: 793, 830, 854 |
| FIPS code | 3402939390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885273 |
| Website | www |
Lavallette is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,787, a decrease of 88 (−4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,875, which in turn had reflected a decline of 790 (−29.6%) from the 2,665 counted in the 2000 census. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.