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Little Egg Harbor is a township at the southern tip of Ocean County, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore, where the mainland meets the broad, marshy waters of Great Bay and the Barnegat Bay estuary. The 2020 census counted 20,784 residents, making it a substantial year-round community and the southernmost municipality in both Ocean County and the New York metropolitan area. Long Beach Island, the region's famous barrier-island beach strip, lies just across the bay, connected by causeway. The township's identity is inseparable from the water. Its eastern and southern edges are threaded with lagoons, creeks, and tidal channels, and many of its neighborhoods are built directly around them. Mystic Island, the township's most prominent waterfront subdivision, is a dense grid of canal-front homes where residents keep boats at their own docks and reach the bay in minutes. Boating, fishing, clamming, and crabbing are part of everyday life rather than occasional recreation. The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, which protects roughly 47,000 acres of salt marsh and coastal habitat, wraps around the township's shoreline and brings birding and open-space conservation to the area's character. The Mystic Island Preserve and other protected tracts add to the sense of a community living alongside — and on — the water. Little Egg Harbor also functions as a practical mainland base for the broader barrier-island region. The borough of Tuckerton, a historic seaport community, is surrounded by the township as a separate municipality, and the Garden State Parkway places the township within reach of both Atlantic City and the New York-Philadelphia corridor. For residents, the township offers a mix of waterfront living, year-round community, and access to one of New Jersey's most distinctive coastal landscapes.

Population 20,784

County Ocean

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Little Egg Harbor located?

Little Egg Harbor is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore. It is the southernmost municipality in both Ocean County and the New York metropolitan area, fronting Great Bay.

What is Mystic Island?

Mystic Island is the township's most prominent waterfront subdivision, a canal-laced community on the bay side where many homes have private docks and direct boat access to Great Bay and the Barnegat Bay estuary.

What school district serves Little Egg Harbor?

Students attend the Little Egg Harbor Township School District for the elementary grades and then advance to Pinelands Regional High School. The high school district also serves neighboring Tuckerton, Eagleswood, and Bass River communities.

What is there to do in Little Egg Harbor?

Boating, fishing, crabbing, and clamming are central pastimes, supported by the township's lagoons and bay access. The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge offers birding and trails, and Long Beach Island's ocean beaches lie just across the causeway.

How far is Little Egg Harbor from Long Beach Island?

Long Beach Island, a barrier-island beach community, lies directly across Great Bay from the township and is reached by causeway. The drive to its ocean beaches takes only a few minutes from most parts of Little Egg Harbor.

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