THE SOUTH TOMS RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pine Barrens setting.
South Toms River borough has 1.16 square miles of land in Ocean County. Its Census reference point is in Pine Barrens, within Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens.
Sandy coastal landscapes combine beaches, dunes, bays and marshes with oak-pine woodland. These pine-barrens settings form a transition between warmer southern coasts and rockier shores farther north.
Regional context: Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
South Toms River and Ocean County
South Toms River is associated with Ocean County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
South Toms River by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within South Toms River, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 27.1 percentage points lower than the 31.3% recorded for Ocean County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South Toms River borough has 41.9% of the land area of nearby Beachwood borough (2.76 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.