Ocean Grove, New Jersey

About Ocean Grove

Ocean Grove, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in eastern New Jersey.

Officially, Ocean Grove is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.37 square miles.

📰 Ocean Grove News Today

• Ocean Grove to Present Sacred Masterworks Concert Featuring Mozart's REQUIEM BroadwayWorld · Aug 18
• Ocean Grove Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• The surprising reason a tiny Jersey Shore town locked its bridges every night for 30 years NJ.com · Jul 5
• Revisit ‘Our Town’ in Upcoming Production in Ocean Grove Two River Times · May 9
• New Kosher Hotel Opens on the Jersey Shore: The Beachliner YeahThatsKosher · Aug 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ocean Grove Unique

• 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.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ocean Grove

• Brando's Citi Cucina — italian
• DJ's Delights — bagel
• Juice Beach
• MacroBites (café)
• Makana's — hawaiian
• The Art of the Bean and Leaf — coffee shop (café)
• America's Cup Coffee Company (café)
• Asbury Ale House
• Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten
• Barrio Costero

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Art 629 · Art gallery
• Historical Society of Ocean Grove · Museum
• Parlor Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Exhibit No. 9 · Art gallery
• The Collective Art Tank · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ocean Grove

• Boswell Park reviews ★
• Founder's Park reviews ★
• Kennedy Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Ocean Grove

• Midtown Community Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ocean Grove

🏘️ Nearby Communities