Island Heights New Jersey Map
Explore Island Heights, New Jersey, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Island Heights, New Jersey
How to Use This Island Heights, New Jersey Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Island Heights, New Jersey. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Jersey or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Island Heights.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Island Heights |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Ocean County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.942063 |
| Longitude | -74.149862 |
| Population | 1,650 |
| Density | 1046.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 08732 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| County Seat | Toms River |
| School District | Central Regional School District |
About Island Heights, New Jersey
Island Heights is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,650. The population density is 1046.1 people per km². Island Heights is located at 39.9421°N, 74.1499°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Island Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08732.Island Heights rises on a steep bluff overlooking the dark, swirling currents of the Toms River, where the brackish water meets the humid breath of the low-lying shoreline. It lies 2.3 miles east of Beachwood, NJ (from Beachwood, NJ: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Ocean County. This elevated terrain allows the gaze to drift across the water toward the faint, distant silhouette of Pelican Island, while the air remains heavy with the scent of salt spray drifting from the Atlantic Ocean only four miles away. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the river into a ribbon of hammered silver that catches the white sails of small craft returning to their moorings. Beneath the high ground, the Boardwalk and Bathing Beach offers a narrow strip of sand where the tide rhythmically nudges the earth, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the nearby mainland.
Island Heights began as a Methodist camp meeting ground, a legacy still visible in the intricate, gingerbread-trimmed Victorian cottages that cling to the hillside like colorful barnacles on a ship’s hull. The local economy and daily pulse have long been tethered to the water, shifting from the seasonal fervor of nineteenth-century religious gatherings to a quiet, maritime-focused life of boatyards and summer recreation. While the echoes of the Pine Barrens silence linger in the outskirts, the center of Island Heights remains defined by its steep, winding streets and the persistent, whistling wind that channels through the wooden eaves. Those who reside here find themselves living within a delicate, shifting geography, far from the jagged peaks of Sandy Ridge, yet perpetually aware of the vast, unseen reach of the Atlantic Ocean beyond the horizon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Long Point Bathing Beach (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 117° SE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 095° E
- Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 225° SW
- Municipal Open Space (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 309° NW
- David A. Veeder Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 174° S
- Ocean County Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 171° S
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.1 mi, 130° SE · 130k acres
- Tilton Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 032° NE
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 285° W
- USS Randolph Anchor (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 283° W
- Welcome to Ocean County (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 299° NW
- Double Trouble State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 238° SW
- Island Beach State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 4.1 mi, 127° SE
- Go-Karts (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 089° E
- Limited Practical Use Program (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 196° S
- Cedar Creek (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 222° SW
- The Dancing Crab (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 049° NE
- Popcorn Park Animal Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.7 mi, 257° W
- Tranquility (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 031° NE
- Stu Wagner Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 029° NE
- R Berel Leifer's Shul (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 343° N
- Jenkinson's XD Dark Ride (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 030° NE
- Main Street Gallery (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 023° NE
- National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 025° NE
- Vintage Computer Federation Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 016° N
- Veteran Wireless Operators Association (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 016° N
- World War Ii Military Miniatures And Artifact Museum Gallery (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 016° N
- Stafford Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 203° SW
- Parlor Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 021° N
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About This Island Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Island Heights, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.942063, -74.149862. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Island Heights includes the ZIP code (08732), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Ocean County (Toms River), and school district assignment (Central Regional School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
