Ocean Acres, New Jersey
Ocean Acres, New Jersey | |
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Location of Ocean Acres in Ocean County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′30″N 74°16′52″W / 39.741788°N 74.280983°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Township | Barnegat / Stafford |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2) |
| • Land | 5.83 sq mi (15.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) 1.81% |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,185 |
| • Density | 3,121.35/sq mi (1,205.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| FIPS code | 34-54315 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389608 |
Ocean Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 16,142, of which 925 were in Barnegat Township and 15,217 were in Stafford Township. Ocean Acres is located in the northwestern end of Stafford Township and part of Barnegat Township, and is the newest and biggest part of both communities, with approximately 5,500 lots in an area of 6 square miles (16 km2).