Ocean Acres, New Jersey

About Ocean Acres

Set in the southeastern part of New Jersey, Ocean Acres is a small unincorporated community.

Ocean Acres holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.83 square miles.

📰 Ocean Acres News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ocean Acres, Manahawkin, New Jersey - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 20
• A Quiet Escape: Township Unveils New Passive Park at Forecastle Basin in Ocean Acres TAPinto · Dec 15
• ICE Agent Injured During Attempted Arrest In Manahawkin Jersey Shore Online · Jun 15
• Wild storm brings hail, 75 mph wind gusts and flooding to Jersey Shore during tornado warning NJ.com · Jul 17
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Ocean Acres, New Jersey 08050 The Weather Channel · Feb 27

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 Ocean Acres Unique

• The only place in America named Ocean Acres — 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ocean Acres

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Luccile's Diner — sandwich
• Olive Garden — italian
• Stafford Diner — diner

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ocean Acres

• Barnegat Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bass River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Penn State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Eagleswood Pine Plains · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Plains Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lighthouse Park reviews ★
• Nautilus Park reviews ★
• Park of the Pines reviews ★
• Wells Mills County Park reviews ★
• West Plains Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Westecunk Pine Plains · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ocean Acres

🏘️ Nearby Communities