Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
Ocean Township, New Jersey | |
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Ocean Township Town Hall | |
Location of Ocean Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′27″N 74°12′53″W / 39.790729°N 74.214609°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | April 13, 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Lydia M. Dodd (R, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | Diane B. Ambrosio |
| • Municipal clerk | Diane B. Ambrosio |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.81 sq mi (84.97 km2) |
| • Land | 21.10 sq mi (54.65 km2) |
| • Water | 11.70 sq mi (30.31 km2) 35.67% |
| • Rank | 73rd of 565 in state 10th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,835 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,027 |
| • Rank | 268th of 565 in state 13th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 423.4/sq mi (163.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 453rd of 565 in state 30th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08758 – Waretown |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 242, 693, 971 |
| FIPS code | 3402954300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882071 |
| Website | www |
Ocean Township is a township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,835, its largest ever decennial count and an increase of 503 (+6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 8,332, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,882 (+29.2%) from the 6,450 counted in the 2000 census.