Avalon, New Jersey

About Avalon

Set in the southern part of New Jersey, Avalon is a small town, home to 1,216 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Avalon holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 4.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 285 residents per square mile.

📰 Avalon News Today

• Avalon Approves Extended Live Music At Gully's Bar Amid Pushback From Nearby Residents New Jersey 101.5 · Aug 18
• Avalon Jetty Surf Report, Surf Forecast and Surf Cam Surfline · Aug 16
• Jersey Shore neighbors furious as town gives new bar an extra hour of live (loud) music NJ.com · Aug 17
• Avalon will allow outdoor live music one hour later at Gully’s Inquirer.com · Aug 17
• Thomas Backenstose Obituary (1951 - 2026) - Philadelphia And Avalon, NJ - The Press of Atlantic City Legacy obituary · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Avalon Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Avalon — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Avalon

• Moran’s Dockside — sandwich
• Princeton Bar & Grill — american
• Whitebrier Restaurant — sushi
• Avalon Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Avalon Freeze — ice cream
• Circle Pizza
• Circle Tavern At the Princeton
• Fishin' Pier Grille — breakfast
• Marie Nicole's
• Summer Salt

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Avalon History Center · Museum
• Greyhound Poker Palace · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Avalon

• Armacost Park reviews ★
• Armacost Park Pollinator Habitat · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex reviews ★
• Surfside Park reviews ★
• Veterans Plaza reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Avalon

• Avalon Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Avalon

🏘️ Nearby Communities