Local servicesHospitalCommunity Medical Center3.1 miPost officeHoliday City Post Office2.0 miTown hallLakehurst Borough Hall3.3 miPoliceManchester Township Police Department2.6 miFire stationManchester Volunteer Fire Company 11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolOcean County Juvenile Detention Center1.3 miMiddleManchester Township Middle School1.5 miElementaryRidgeway Elementary School1.6 miCollegeOcean County College - Main Campus4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN35 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR48 miInterstateI-19511 miUS highwayUS 92.1 miAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC29 miRailBAY HEADNJ TRANSIT12 miCoachForked River - Ocean County - Parkway Mile 76 (Forked River (Celia Cruz) Service Area, Southbound side at black & white Oversize Parking sign oppositeOurBus8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:28 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:15 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December24 in of snow a year, on about 11 days24 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Toms River station, 4 mi away; snow from Hightstown 2 W
Nearby landmarksPine Lakelake · under a mileLake Rivieralake · 6.3 miStony Hillpeak · 5.4 miSilver Baybay · 6.4 miOcean County College - Main Campuscollege · 4.4 miMoney Islandcape · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Of All Wars Memorial Historic Sitestate historic site · under a milePine Lakerecreation area · under a milePine Lake Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 99 acresRiverside Cemeterystate historic site · 3.2 miCrossley Preservestate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 327 acresDouble Trouble State Parkstate park · 5.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 11 Mar 198046 mi away, near Willow Grove, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 9 Sep 202021 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighOcean County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025286 of 363 days measured76 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 154main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ocean County monitors, NJ
Drinking waterNj American Water - Coastal Northserves 377,613 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation77 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
