Manahawkin, New Jersey

About Manahawkin

Manahawkin is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New Jersey.

Manahawkin holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.84 square miles.

📰 Manahawkin News Today

• Carol Smith Obituary - Manahawkin, NJ Dignity Memorial · Aug 10
• Man charged after ICE agent hit by vehicle in Ocean County, New Jersey; new photos of incident released 6abc Philadelphia · Jun 17
• ICE agent reportedly fires shot during incident in Ocean County, N.J. ABC7 New York · Jun 15
• Huge tree falls down on car in Manahawkin, N.J. CBS News · Jul 17
• Do You Know the Story Behind Manahawkin, NJ’s Bridge to Nowhere? 92.7 WOBM · Jan 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Manahawkin Unique

• The only place in America named Manahawkin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Manahawkin

• Applebee's — american
• La Jarochita — mexican
• TGI Fridays — american
• Yellow Dog Cofee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Element Restaurant & Bar — american
• Fuji 72 — japanese
• Horizon Diner
• IHOP — breakfast
• Living on the Veg — sandwich
• ManaFirkin Brewing Co.

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Old Stone Store · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manahawkin

• A. Paul King County Park reviews ★
• Beach Avenue Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Manahawkin Lake Park reviews ★
• Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stafford Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Manahawkin

• Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
• McKinley Avenue Elementary School
• Ocean Acres Elementary School
• Oxycocus Elementary School
• Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center
• Southern Regional High School
• Southern Regional Middle School
• Stafford Intermediate School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Southern Ocean Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Manahawkin

🏘️ Nearby Communities