South Toms River, New Jersey

South Toms River population, 2020 to 2024

South Toms River added 106 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.9%. In the latest year it moved by +16.

South Toms River covers 1.16 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 3,238 people per square mile of land. The median New Jersey place of 5,000+ has 4,474, so South Toms River is less dense than the typical town.

What county South Toms River is in

All of South Toms River's residents live in Ocean County, which had 666,434 residents in 2024. South Toms River holds 0.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Toms River

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Toms River by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 08757. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where South Toms River is

The Census internal point of South Toms River is at 39.939100, -74.207000. Trenton, the capital, is 35.0 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Beachwood, NJ (11,242 people), 0.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Philadelphia, PA, 49.3 miles away.

Daylight in South Toms River

At 39.94° N, South Toms River gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near South Toms River

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Jersey, measured between internal points. The closest is Beachwood, 0.8 miles away, with 11,242 people.