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Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
CDP
About Cliffwood Beach
Cliffwood Beach is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Jersey.
Cliffwood Beach holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.91 square miles.
📰 Cliffwood Beach News Today
- Diane M. Vigne Obituary (2026) - Cliffwood Beach, NJ - Day Funeral Home - Keyport Legacy obituary · Aug 16
- Cliffwood Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- Obituary for Henry "Hank" J Jaworski shorepointfh.com · Jun 18
- Best Beachfront Playgrounds on the Jersey Shore Mommy Poppins · Jul 12
- NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thursday, July 9 New Jersey 101.5 · Jul 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cliffwood Beach Unique
- The only place in America named Cliffwood Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cliffwood Beach
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cliffwood Beach
- Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
- Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park reviews ★
- Glassworks Park reviews ★
- Guisti Park reviews ★
- Midland Park reviews ★
- Overlook Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cliffwood Beach
- Cliffwood Elementary School
- Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School
- Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Jersey
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.91 sq mi
Coordinates40.4432, -74.2178