Beach Haven, New Jersey
Beach Haven is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on Long Beach Island (LBI) and borders the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,027, a decrease of 143 (−12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,170, which in turn reflected a decline of 108 (−8.5%) from the 1,278 counted in the 2000 census.
Beach Haven, New Jersey | |
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The interpretative learning center of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on the sand at Beach Haven, facing the Atlantic Ocean | |
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| Nickname: The Queen City | |
Location of Beach Haven in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Beach Haven, New Jersey | |
Beach Haven Location in Ocean County Beach Haven Location in New Jersey Beach Haven Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.576031°N 74.251791°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | November 11, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Colleen Lambert (term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Manager | Sherry Mason |
| • Municipal clerk | Sherry Mason |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| • Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Water | 1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2) 57.94% |
| • Rank | 386th of 565 in state 18th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,027 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 1,065 |
| • Rank | 529th of 565 in state 29th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 1,048.6/sq mi (404.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 377th of 565 in state 19th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08008 |
| Area codes | 609 exchanges: 207, 361, 492, 494 |
| FIPS code | 3402903940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885152 |
| Website | www |
Beach Haven was incorporated as a Borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 11, 1890, from portions of Eagleswood Township, based on the results of a referendum held five days earlier.
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