Ocean Acres, New Jersey
Ocean Acres, New Jersey | |
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Location of Ocean Acres in Ocean County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Ocean Acres Location in Ocean County Ocean Acres Location in New Jersey Ocean Acres Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′30″N 74°16′52″W / 39.741788°N 74.280983°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Township | Barnegat / Stafford |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2) |
| • Land | 5.83 sq mi (15.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) 1.81% |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,185 |
| • Density | 3,121.2/sq mi (1,205.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| FIPS code | 34-54315 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389608 |
Ocean Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Ocean Acres had a population of 18,185. Ocean Acres is located in the northwestern end of Stafford Township and part of Barnegat Township, and is the newest and biggest part of both communities, with approximately 5,500 lots in an area of 6 square miles (16 km2).