Seaside Heights
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borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Ocean
- Incorporated
- February 26, 1913
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Anthony E. "Tony" Vaz ( R )
- Administrator
- Christopher J. Vaz
- Municipal clerk
- Diane Stabley
- Total
- 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km )
- Land
- 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km )
- Water
- 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km ) 16.89%
- Rank
- 526th of 565 in state, 29th of 33 in county
- Elevation
- 3 ft (0.91 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 2,522
- Density
- 3,952.9/sq mi (1,526.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Seaside Heights is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 2,440, a decrease of 447 (−15.5%) from the 2010 census count of 2,887, which in turn had reflected a decline of 268 (−8.5%) from the 3,155 counted in the 2000 census. Seaside Heights is located on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. During the summer, the borough attracts a crowd largely under the age of 21, mainly highschoolers and young adults, drawn to a community with boardwalk entertainment and one of the few shore communities with sizable numbers of apartments, attracting as many as 65,000 people who are often out until early morning visiting bars and restaurants.
Based on the results of a referendum held on March 25, 1913, Seaside Heights was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1913, from portions of both Berkeley Township and Dover Township (now Toms River). The borough was named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
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