Landing, New Jersey

About Landing

Landing, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in northern New Jersey.

Landing holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.13 square miles.

📰 Landing News Today

• Bahr’s Landing Marina-Northern New Jersey thefisherman.com · Aug 17
• Andrea Goldberg Obituary (2026) - Mays Landing, NJ - The Press of Atlantic City Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• New York Waterway recaptures NJ ferry landing from SeaStreak WorkBoat · Aug 15
• Mays Landing Man Killed After Minivan Crashes Off Route 40 News12 | New Jersey · Aug 9
• Prosecutor: Mays Landing, NJ, Man Is Guilty Of Carjacking WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Landing Unique

• The only place in America named Landing — 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 northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Landing

• Happy Wok — chinese
• Asian Landing
• El Paraíso de Acapulco — mexican
• Lakeside Grill Restaurant and Bar — american
• Parma Johns — italian
• Pop's Bagel Shop
• Sals' Pizza & Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Landing

• Hopatcong State Park reviews ★
• Landing Park reviews ★
• Rich Zoschak Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Landing

• Nixon Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Landing

🏘️ Nearby Communities