Surf City

borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
AdministrativeArea borough_of_new_jersey Q1087049
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Surf City

Summary

Surf City is a borough of New Jersey[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Surf City is located in Ocean County[3].
  • Surf City is in the country of United States[4].
  • Surf City's head of government is recorded as William D. Hodgson[5].
  • Surf City's instance of is recorded as borough of New Jersey[6].
  • Surf City's shares border with is recorded as Long Beach Township[7].
  • Surf City's shares border with is recorded as Stafford Township[8].
  • Surf City's shares border with is recorded as Ship Bottom[9].
  • Surf City's Commons category is recorded as Surf City, New Jersey[10].
  • Surf City's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[11].
  • Surf City's local dialing code is recorded as 609[12].
  • September 19, 1894 marks the founding of Surf City[13].
  • Surf City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.658611111111114, 'lon': -74.16833333333334}[14].
  • Surf City's official website is recorded as http://www.surfcity-nj-gov.us/[15].
  • Surf City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surf City, New Jersey[16].
  • Surf City has a population of {'amount': '+1205'}[17].
  • Surf City has a population of {'amount': '+1243'}[18].
  • Surf City's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Surf City'}[19].
  • Surf City's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+621'}[20].
  • Surf City sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[21].
  • Surf City covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.430621'}[22].
  • Surf City covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.376447'}[23].
  • Surf City's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+18.7604'}[24].
  • Surf City's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+71805'}[25].

Body

Geography

Surf City is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Ocean County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.430621'}[22] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.376447'}[23]. Surf City sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1205'}[17] and {'amount': '+1243'}[18].

Designation and Status

Surf City's instance of is recorded as borough of New Jersey[6].

History and Context

September 19, 1894 marks the founding of Surf City[13].

Why It Matters

Surf City has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . surfcitynj.org. Retrieved . surfcitynj.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id 4504375
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Ocean County
    Official website http://www.surfcity-nj-gov.us/
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