Cities in Ocean County, New Jersey by Population (2024)

There are 49 cities in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

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City	Rank	State	2024 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
Toms River	1	New Jersey	94,885	90,081	1.1%	2,433	39
Lakewood	2	New Jersey	72,161	55,039	2.56%	10,194	7.08
Point Pleasant	3	New Jersey	19,799	18,965	1.07%	5,671	3.49
Ocean Acres	4	New Jersey	18,915	17,325	1.85%	3,247	5.83
Holiday City-Berkeley	5	New Jersey	13,062	12,216	1.65%	2,189	5.97
Beachwood	6	New Jersey	11,381	10,875	1.13%	4,119	2.76
Pine Lake Park	7	New Jersey	10,468	8,954	3.76%	4,219	2.48
Crestwood Village	8	New Jersey	8,609	8,063	0.76%	2,014	4.27
Mystic Island	9	New Jersey	7,547	8,296	-0.58%	1,090	6.92
Leisure Village	10	New Jersey	5,596	4,714	-2.36%	4,291	1.30
Beach Haven West	11	New Jersey	5,302	4,350	3.74%	3,269	1.62
Point Pleasant Beach	12	New Jersey	4,973	4,765	1.06%	3,492	1.42
Forked River	13	New Jersey	4,940	5,066	-0.62%	1,806	2.73
Holiday City South	14	New Jersey	4,848	3,976	4.71%	2,580	1.88
Leisure Village East	15	New Jersey	4,763	3,744	1.17%	3,071	1.55
Leisure Village West	16	New Jersey	3,867	3,767	0.65%	3,196	1.21
South Toms River	17	New Jersey	3,799	3,651	0.98%	3,283	1.16
Tuckerton	18	New Jersey	3,757	3,585	1.16%	1,117	3.36
Barnegat	19	New Jersey	2,938	3,630	-5.56%	1,089	2.70
Lakehurst	20	New Jersey	2,752	2,640	1.03%	3,075	0.90
Pine Ridge Crestwood	21	New Jersey	2,737	2,611	1.18%	1,732	1.58
Leisure Knoll	22	New Jersey	2,664	2,580	0.8%	3,000	0.89
Seaside Heights	23	New Jersey	2,547	2,439	1.07%	4,128	0.62
Vista Center	24	New Jersey	2,464	2,450	0.16%	734	3.36
Manahawkin	25	New Jersey	2,397	1,957	4.35%	1,299	1.84
Pine Beach	26	New Jersey	2,237	2,143	1.08%	3,517	0.64
North Beach Haven	27	New Jersey	2,206	2,191	-0.99%	1,215	1.81
Cedar Glen West	28	New Jersey	2,176	1,804	4.46%	2,051	1.06
Holiday Heights	29	New Jersey	2,174	1,924	2.98%	433	5.03
Ocean Gate	30	New Jersey	2,027	1,939	1.1%	4,504	0.45
Waretown	31	New Jersey	2,000	2,514	-6.02%	2,165	0.92
Lavallette	32	New Jersey	1,882	1,794	1.18%	2,306	0.82
Island Heights	33	New Jersey	1,730	1,660	1.05%	2,841	0.61
Dover Beaches South	34	New Jersey	1,666	1,230	6.12%	2,678	0.62
Seaside Park	35	New Jersey	1,500	1,446	0.94%	2,290	0.66
Dover Beaches North	36	New Jersey	1,436	1,968	-8.3%	1,561	0.92
Cedar Glen Lakes	37	New Jersey	1,318	1,604	-5.11%	1,899	0.69
Surf City	38	New Jersey	1,318	1,246	1.39%	1,772	0.74
Ship Bottom	39	New Jersey	1,136	1,094	0.98%	1,596	0.71
Beach Haven	40	New Jersey	1,093	1,037	1.3%	1,116	0.98
New Egypt	41	New Jersey	1,030	2,187	-20.22%	259	3.97
Silver Ridge	42	New Jersey	1,025	1,101	-1.82%	2,204	0.47
Bay Head	43	New Jersey	981	931	1.34%	1,677	0.58
Barnegat Light	44	New Jersey	665	643	0.91%	800	0.83
Allenwood	45	New Jersey	453	857	-15.8%	260	1.75
Harvey Cedars	46	New Jersey	409	393	0.99%	729	0.56
Mantoloking	47	New Jersey	334	330	0.3%	865	0.39
Cream Ridge	48	New Jersey	332	608	-17.21%	110	3.02
New Gretna	49	New Jersey	135	360	-26.23%	160	0.85

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Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Ocean County, New Jersey?

Toms River is the largest city in Ocean County.

What is the smallest city in Ocean County, New Jersey?

New Gretna is the smallest city in Ocean County.

How many cities are in Ocean County?