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Ocean Gate ZIP code, New Jersey

The ZIP code for Ocean Gate, NJ is 08740, and its area codes are 732, 848 and 908.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,599
Area codes
732, 848, 908

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ocean Gate itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Toms River (3.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Ocean Gate in numbers

About 1,599 people live in Ocean Gate, in 710 households. The median household income is $69,397 a year, 33% below the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $358,000 (21% below the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,604 a month. The median age is 51.8; 33.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population1,599Ocean Gate1,599
Households710Ocean Gate710
Median age51.8Ocean Gate51.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,397Ocean Gate$69,397New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$358,000Ocean Gate$358,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,604Ocean Gate$1,604New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%Ocean Gate33.5%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.9 minOcean Gate27.9 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,553 / sq miOcean Gate3,553 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Ocean Gate borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Ocean Gate

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ocean Gate
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08740 Ocean Gate , NJ Standard 1,599 $69,397 $358,000

Map of Ocean Gate ZIP codes

08740

The ZIP codes of Ocean Gate, NJ, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Ocean Gate

The nearest larger towns are Island Heights (1,720 people, 1.2 mi), Pine Beach (2,306 people, 2.0 mi) and Seaside Park (1,793 people, 3.0 mi).

Towns near Ocean Gate
TownPopulationDistance
Beachwood 11,088 3.6 mi
South Toms River 3,716 3.9 mi
Toms River 94,956 5.5 mi
Holiday City South 4,270 5.8 mi
Forked River 5,196 7.4 mi
Holiday City-Berkeley 12,995 8.1 mi
Leisure Village East 4,247 8.1 mi
Pine Lake Park 9,795 8.4 mi
Leisure Village 5,751 8.6 mi
Leisure Village West 3,969 9.7 mi
Pine Ridge at Crestwood 2,719 9.7 mi
Leisure Knoll 2,668 10.4 mi
Point Pleasant 19,334 11.0 mi
Lakehurst 2,681 11.5 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Ocean County · New Jersey ZIP codes

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