Long Beach New Jersey Map

About Long Beach, New Jersey

Long Beach is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 11,000. The population density is 680.0 people per km². Long Beach is located at 39.6857°N, 74.1449°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8008.

Long Beach unfolds as a sinuous ribbon of sand and salt marsh, its character shaped by the constant dialogue between the Atlantic's restless breath and the Barnegat Bay's calmer embrace. It lies 5.9 miles east-south-east of Stafford, NJ (from Stafford, NJ: bearing 110°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-east of Barnegat. The air here carries the briny tang of the ocean, a persistent perfume that mingles with the sweet, damp earth of the inland wetlands. Low-slung homes, many painted in muted blues and grays, hunker down against the prevailing winds, their porches often overlooking the shimmering expanse of the bay, where egrets stand sentinel in the shallows. The landscape itself is a study in gentle gradients, a low-lying terrain that feels perpetually poised on the edge of the water, where the sky seems to stretch an infinite, pale blue canvas over the horizon. This stretch of coast, once a quiet haven for fishermen and shell collectors, now hums with a quiet, enduring economy tied to the sea. Its history is written in the weathered clapboard of its older structures and the enduring traditions of clamming and crabbing that still define its working waterfront. The bay, a vital artery for both commerce and recreation, supports a vibrant charter fishing fleet and a scattering of marinas, their masts a delicate filigree against the setting sun. Long Beach’s appeal, beyond its sun-drenched beaches and the abundant marine life, lies in its unpretentious charm, a place where the rhythm of the tides often dictates the pace of life.

About This Long Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Long Beach, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.685675, -74.144859. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Long Beach and Ocean County.

Detailed location data for Long Beach includes the ZIP code (08008), telephone area code (856, 609), county seat of Ocean County (Toms River), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Long Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.