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2026 Rankings
Ocean County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 23 ZIPs
Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.
Ocean County, New Jersey (New Jersey) includes 23 tracked ZIP codes and 23 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.
Average Home Safety Grade: A (88/100)
| Grade | ZIP Codes | % |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 53% |
| B | 6 | 40% |
| C | 1 | 7% |
| D | 0 | 0% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score
| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08751 | Seaside Heights | 100 | A |
| 2 | 08752 | Seaside Park | 100 | A |
| 3 | 08758 | Waretown | 98 | A |
| 4 | 08731 | Forked River | 97 | A |
| 5 | 08734 | Lanoka Harbor | 97 | A |
| 6 | 08527 | Jackson | 95 | A |
| 7 | 08741 | Pine Beach | 95 | A |
| 8 | 08721 | Bayville | 93 | A |
| 9 | 08722 | Beachwood | 84 | B |
| 10 | 08755 | Toms River | 83 | B |
10 Riskiest ZIP Codes
| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade | Risk Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08514 | Cream Ridge | 62 | C | 16 violations |
| 2 | 08759 | Manchester Township | 70 | B | 44 violations |
| 3 | 08753 | Toms River | 78 | B | 11 violations |
| 4 | 08757 | Toms River | 79 | B | 18 violations |
| 5 | 08735 | Lavallette | 82 | B | 4 violations |
| 6 | 08755 | Toms River | 83 | B | 4 violations |
| 7 | 08722 | Beachwood | 84 | B | 47 violations |
| 8 | 08721 | Bayville | 93 | A | 22 violations |
| 9 | 08741 | Pine Beach | 95 | A | 14 violations |
| 10 | 08527 | Jackson | 95 | A | 18 violations |
Most Common Contaminant Violations
| Contaminant | Violations | ZIPs Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 DBP Rule | 70 | 13 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 16 | 6 |
| Total Coliform | 9 | 5 |
| Gross Alpha | 9 | 6 |
| Combined Radium | 9 | 6 |
| Gross Beta | 9 | 6 |
| Radium-226 | 9 | 6 |
| Radium-228 | 9 | 6 |
Lead Risk
- Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0030 mg/L (below EPA action level)
- 0 of 19 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
- 7% of housing built before 1950
- 29% of housing built before 1970
Cities in This Metro
- Toms River, NJ — 5 ZIP codes
- Cream Ridge, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Imlaystown, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Jackson, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- New Egypt, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Bayville, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Beachwood, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Forked River, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Island Heights, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Lakehurst, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Lanoka Harbor, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Lavallette, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Normandy Beach, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Ocean Gate, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Pine Beach, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Seaside Heights, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Seaside Park, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Waretown, NJ — 1 ZIP code
- Manchester Township, NJ — 1 ZIP code
All 23 ZIP Codes Ranked
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| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08751 | Seaside Heights | 100 | A | 0 |
| 2 | 08752 | Seaside Park | 100 | A | 0 |
| 3 | 08758 | Waretown | 98 | A | 9 |
| 4 | 08731 | Forked River | 97 | A | 9 |
| 5 | 08734 | Lanoka Harbor | 97 | A | 9 |
| 6 | 08527 | Jackson | 95 | A | 18 |
| 7 | 08741 | Pine Beach | 95 | A | 14 |
| 8 | 08721 | Bayville | 93 | A | 22 |
| 9 | 08722 | Beachwood | 84 | B | 47 |
| 10 | 08755 | Toms River | 83 | B | 4 |
| 11 | 08735 | Lavallette | 82 | B | 4 |
| 12 | 08757 | Toms River | 79 | B | 18 |
| 13 | 08753 | Toms River | 78 | B | 11 |
| 14 | 08759 | Manchester Township | 70 | B | 44 |
| 15 | 08514 | Cream Ridge | 62 | C | 16 |
| 16 | 08533 | New Egypt | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | 08732 | Island Heights | — | — | 7 |
| 18 | 08733 | Lakehurst | — | — | 0 |
| 19 | 08740 | Ocean Gate | — | — | 1 |
Data Sources
- Water quality: EPA SDWIS
- Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
- Flood: FEMA NFIP
- Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.
Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.
Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.
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How to cite this page
APA
ZipCheckup. (2026). Ocean County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 23 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/ocean-new-jersey/
BibTeX
@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-ocean-new-jersey,
author = {{ZipCheckup}},
title = {{Ocean County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 23 ZIPs}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/ocean-new-jersey/}
}
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