Ocean County Resources

Miscellaneous County Info

Ocean County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

It is the southernmost county in the New York metropolitan area; . Its county seat is Toms River^[1]. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 510,916. Ocean County was established in 1850 from portions of Monmouth County except for Little Egg Harbor Township which seceded from Burlington County in 1891.

Ocean County is located 50 miles east of Philadelphia, PA, 70 miles south of New York, NY and 25 miles north of Atlantic City, NJ.

Ocean County is home to many tourist attractions including Island Beach State Park, Long Beach Island, Six Flags Great Adventure, home of the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka. Ocean County is also a gateway to New Jersey's Pine Barrens.

The state's largest suburban school district, Toms River Regional Schools, is located in the county.

It is also home to Mantoloking (population 423), the wealthiest community in the state of New Jersey.

Ocean County is home to many attractions including

Island Beach State Park

Long Beach Island

Six Flags Great Adventure

, America's largest Six Flags theme park, home of the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster,

Kingda Ka

. Ocean County is also the northeast gateway to New Jersey's

Pine Barrens

, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, New Jersey's largest water park, Six Flags Wild Safari, the largest drive-thru animal safari outside of Africa. Ocean County has an extensive stretch along the

Atlantic Ocean

, including the

Jersey Shore

communities and oceanfront boardwalk resorts of

Seaside Heights

and

Point Pleasant Beach

. Forty miles of barrier beaches form the Barnegat and Little Egg Harbor Bays, offering ample watersports. It also is home of the Tuckerton Seaport, a 40-acre maritime history village and the

Lakewood BlueClaws

, the Class A-affiliate of the

Philadelphia Phillies

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