Township · New Jersey

Township of Toms River

Toms River is a township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. Formerly known as the Township of Dover, voters in a 2006 referendum approved a change of the official name to the Township of Toms River, adopting the name of the largest unincorporated community within the township. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, and a regional commercial hub in central New Jersey.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 130903
FIPS state: 34
FIPS county: 029
FIPS place: 73125
Census record name: TOWNSHIP OF TOMS RIVER
Mailing address: 33 WASHINGTON ST, TOMS RIVER 08753