Census Data for Toms River
As far as we can tell, Toms River<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Toms River, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Neptune City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Asbury Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Loch Arbour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Long Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Bordentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
Ocean County ...
Toms River is located in Ocean County<3> and is the County Seat for Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Ocean County.
Miscellaneous Information for Toms River ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Ocean County or the community of Toms River:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 34 (New Jersey)
- County Code: 029 (Ocean County)
- Place Code: 73110 (Toms River)
- State & County Code: 34/029 (New Jersey / Ocean County)
- State & Place Code: 34/73110 (New Jersey / Toms River)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Toms River is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).
- The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
- While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Toms River, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Toms River. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
- The ZIP code for Toms River:08753<4>
- Census ZCTA Codes ...
- The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
- ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Toms River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toms River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Toms River may originally have been Tom's River. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Toms River might be written as Tom River. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Toms River. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toms River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |