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Barnegat
New JerseyCDP
Barnegat
Total population
3,360
Median home value
$481,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$108,664
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Barnegat Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,296, the highest ever count at a decennial census and an increase of 3,360 (+16.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,936, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,666 (+37.1%) from the 15,270 counted in the 2000 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Barnegat, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves18,041
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves13,252
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves12,858
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,925
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,874
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,322
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11,206
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10,906
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Southern Regional High SchoolHigh · MANAHAWKIN · 1,845 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- Central Regional High SchoolHigh · BAYVILLE · 1,606 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Lacey Township High SchoolHigh · LANOKA HARBOR · 1,222 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Barnegat High SchoolHigh · BARNEGAT · 983 students · 11.2:1 ratio
- Southern Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · MANAHAWKIN · 905 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryElementary · BARNEGAT · 784 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Central Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · BAYVILLE · 716 students · 10.5:1 ratio
- Clara B. Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · BAYVILLE · 702 students · 12.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2020-09-093 km WSW of Marlboro, New Jersey
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here










People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Barnegat



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library