Surf City

Also known as Surf City, New Jersey, Surf City, NJ

borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Ocean
Incorporated: September 19, 1894 as Long Beach City
Renamed: May 26, 1899 as Surf City
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Francis R. Hodgson Sr. ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator municipal clerk: Christine Hannemann
Total: 1.32 sq mi (3.43 km )
Land: 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km )
Water: 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km ) 43.94%
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Surf City is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,243, an increase of 38 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,205, which in turn had reflected a decline of 237 (−16.4%) from the 1,442 counted in the 2000 census. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.

What is now Surf City was originally formed as Long Beach City borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 19, 1894, from portions of Stafford Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was renamed Surf City by a resolution of the Borough Council as of May 26, 1899. The name was changed to avoid confusion with other places on the island and along the Jersey Shore.