Toms River

Summary

Toms River is a township of New Jersey^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Toms River is located in Ocean County^[3].
• Toms River is in the country of United States^[4].
• Toms River is on the body of water Toms River^[5].
• Toms River is on the body of water Barnegat Bay^[6].
• Toms River's head of government is recorded as Maurice B. Hill^[7].
• Toms River's head of government is recorded as Daniel T. Rodrick^[8].
• Toms River's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[9].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Jackson^[10].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Lakewood^[11].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Brick Township^[12].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Lavallette^[13].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Seaside Heights^[14].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Island Heights^[15].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as South Toms River^[16].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley Township^[17].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Manchester Township^[18].
• Toms River is named after Toms River^[19].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08753^[20].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08754^[21].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08755^[22].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08756^[23].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08757^[24].
• Toms River's Commons category is recorded as Toms River, New Jersey^[25].
• Toms River's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[26].
• Toms River's local dialing code is recorded as 732^[27].

Body

Geography

Toms River is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Ocean County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include it^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Barnegat Bay^[6], a bay^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Toms River covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+52.884'}^[32]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+91239'}^[34] and {'amount': '+95438'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Toms River's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[9].

History and Context

March 1, 1768 marks the founding of Toms River^[36]. It is named after it^[19].

Why It Matters

Toms River has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]