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Welcome to Manahawkin ...

Manahawkin is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manahawkin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.

Manahawkin is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Manahawkin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Manahawkin: 609 & 640<3>

The ZIP code for Manahawkin: 08050<4>

Websites for Manahawkin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Manahawkin, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Manahawkin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manahawkin.

  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Port Republic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • West Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
  • North Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Parkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
  • Waretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • North Beach Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
  • Forked River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Holgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Holgate is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
  • Mystic Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Manahawkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manahawkin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manahawkin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manahawkin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manahawkin. See our Newspapers Page for Manahawkin.

Adding Manahawkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manahawkin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Manahawkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Manahawkin post office opened in 1819.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manahawkin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manahawkin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Manahawkin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Manahawkin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Manahawkin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manahawkin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/