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Lavallette New Jersey Map

Explore Lavallette, 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 Lavallette, New Jersey

How to Use This Lavallette, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lavallette, 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 Lavallette.

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	Lavallette
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Ocean County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.970396
Longitude	-74.068748
Population	1,787
Density	845.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08735
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Toms River
School District	Lavallette Borough School District

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About Lavallette, New Jersey

Lavallette is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,787. The population density is 845.5 people per km². Lavallette is located at 39.9704°N, 74.0687°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lavallette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08735.

Lavallette holds its own against the shifting salt-air currents that define the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 6.8 miles northeast of Berkeley, NJ (from Berkeley, NJ: bearing 43°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Toms River. The landscape of Lavallette consists of a thin, sandy stretch of land where the horizon is dominated by the rhythmic, repetitive pulse of the tides against Ocean Front Beach. To the west, the quiet waters of Goose Creek weave through the marshland, a sharp contrast to the open, bracing energy of the eastern shore. West Point Island sits nearby, a low-lying silhouette against the sky, while the distant, hazy outline of the Mount Pleasant Hills remains a faint suggestion on the western horizon, far removed from the immediate, moisture-heavy atmosphere of the coast. The quality of light here is particularly stark, turning the dunes to pale gold in the morning and washing the architecture in a cool, silver gray as the day recedes.

Economic life in Lavallette has long been tethered to the seasonal migration of visitors who seek the quietude of this narrow barrier strip. The local character is built upon the legacy of small-scale residential development, distancing itself from the more frantic pace of neighboring boardwalks to favor a slower, more deliberate cadence of summer living. While the interior reaches toward the distant Jackson State Forest and the waters of Lake Riviera, the focus of the inhabitants remains fixed on the maintenance of their homes and the preservation of the beachfront. It is a place defined by the balance between the permanence of its structures and the encroaching, restless nature of the Atlantic Ocean, creating a culture that respects the endurance of the land and the simple, repetitive labor of those who keep the community functioning throughout the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ocean Front Beach (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 102° E
Bayfront Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 292° W
Upper Barnegat Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 324° NW
Ortley Beach (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 178° S
Municipal Open Space (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 180° S
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.4 mi, 216° SW · 130k acres
Go-Karts (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 184° S
Tilton Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 274° W
The Dancing Crab (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 011° N
Tilton Point Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 282° W
Ocean County Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 251° W
Swan Point State Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.4 mi, 001° N
Island Beach State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 188° S
Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 259° W
USS Randolph Anchor (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 259° W
Welcome to Ocean County (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 266° W
Tranquility (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 010° N
Stu Wagner Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 008° N
Jenkinson's XD Dark Ride (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 011° N
Double Trouble State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 242° SW
Cedar Creek (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 233° SW
Brielle Borough Hall Monument (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 003° N
Main Street Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 005° N
National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 008° N
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.3 mi, 253° W
Diana Radio Telescope Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 003° N
Vintage Computer Federation Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 002° N
Veteran Wireless Operators Association (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 002° N
The ShowRoom Cinema (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 010° N
Parlor Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 010° N

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