Lakewood, New Jersey

About Lakewood

Lakewood is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Jersey.

Officially, Lakewood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.08 square miles.

📰 Lakewood News Today

• ‘Disappointing’ end to Lakewood school funding case odyssey NJ Spotlight News · Apr 6
• Texas Man Charged In $250K Lakewood Business Burglary Patch · Oct 9
• Fuentes, Raitzik win GOP primary in Lakewood New Jersey Globe · Jun 3
• New Jersey aims to take over Lakewood schools New Jersey Monitor · Jan 14
• Joseph Coco Obituary - Lakewood, NJ Dignity Memorial · Oct 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lakewood Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Lakewood — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakewood

• Asbury Ale House — american
• Kava — pizza
• Ottimo — fine dining
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Texas Roadhouse — steak house
• Bacoli Pizza — pizza
• Complex Kitchen + Market
• Court Café (café)
• Ming's Village — chinese
• Pizano

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boardwalk · Attraction
• Lakewood Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakewood

• Campbell Park reviews ★
• Carasaljo Park reviews ★
• Common Area reviews ★
• Echo Lake Park reviews ★
• Formal Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Founder's Grove · Garden reviews ★
• Glen Arden HOA Recreation Area reviews ★
• Italian Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Japanese Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Lake Shenandoah County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lakewood Pines Park reviews ★
• Ocean County Park No. 1 reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lakewood

• Christa McAuliffe Middle School
• Clifton Ave Grade School
• Ella G Clarke Elementary School
• Jackson Liberty High School
• Lakewood Early Childhood Center
• Lakewood High School
• Lakewood Middle School
• Oak Street Elem School
• Ocean Academy Charter School
• Piner Elementary School
• Spruce Street Elementary School
• Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School
• Taunton Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lakewood

🏘️ Nearby Communities