Which ZIP code in Ocean County has the fastest population growth?

08701 (Lakewood), at 35.8%, among 29 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Ocean County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Ocean County with the fastest population growth, out of 29 with at least 1,000 residents. 08701 (Lakewood, 35.8%), 08755 (Toms River, 14.4%) and 08533 (New Egypt, 13.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Ocean County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Ocean County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	08701	Lakewood	35.8%	139,149	31,469	31,675
2	08755	Toms River	14.4%	29,670	10,736	11,307
3	08533	New Egypt	13.4%	7,563	2,654	2,924
4	08752	Seaside Park	12.9%	2,338	1,222	1,894
5	08738	Mantoloking	11.2%	1,381	592	1,061
6	08050	Manahawkin	11.0%	28,053	11,274	12,488
7	08005	Barnegat	10.2%	26,866	11,028	12,649
8	08732	Island Heights	9.6%	1,558	708	—
9	08731	Forked River	8.3%	21,629	8,656	9,683
10	08721	Bayville	8.1%	22,783	8,458	9,083
11	08757	Toms River	7.0%	36,087	18,094	18,901
12	08742	Point Pleasant Beach	5.3%	25,732	10,782	12,514
13	08527	Jackson	4.2%	58,991	20,324	21,856
14	08741	Pine Beach	3.7%	2,709	1,052	1,159
15	08753	Toms River	3.2%	65,448	25,410	26,216
16	08759	Manchester Township	3.2%	34,237	19,539	22,797
17	08724	Brick	2.5%	42,345	16,734	17,939
18	08514	Cream Ridge	2.4%	4,917	1,744	1,791
19	08733	Lakehurst	2.2%	2,816	1,069	964
20	08758	Waretown	1.8%	7,868	3,371	4,192
21	08087	Tuckerton	1.4%	25,342	10,722	11,917
22	08740	Ocean Gate	-0.1%	1,599	710	—
23	08722	Beachwood	-1.2%	11,088	4,003	3,900
24	08723	Brick	-2.1%	32,141	13,015	14,025
25	08008	Beach Haven	-2.2%	6,837	3,310	5,873

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 29 of 30 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 46,673 households, on 87 carrier routes with 48,861 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Ocean County has the fastest population growth?: 08701 (Lakewood), at 35.8%, among 29 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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