Tuckerton, New Jersey

About Tuckerton

Tuckerton, NJ is a small town located in southeastern New Jersey counting 3,701 people who proudly call it home.

Tuckerton holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 3.36 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,101 residents per square mile.

📰 Tuckerton News Today

• Anne E. Suralik Obituary | Wood Funeral Home | Tuckerton, NJ Tribute Archive · Aug 13
• Tuckerton Porchfest returns May 2nd with Music, Poetry, Art & Community along Main Street NewJerseyStage.com · Apr 18
• Tuckerton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Schedule - Pinelands Regional Wildcats (Tuckerton, NJ) Soccer 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Something Sweet Is Coming to Tuckerton, Mister Softee Is Opening a New Shop 92.7 WOBM · Mar 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tuckerton Unique

• The only place in America named Tuckerton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tuckerton

• The Wickie Room
• China Palace — chinese
• Cuisine on the Green at Atlantis — american
• Dynasty Diner — diner
• Naples Pizza & Restaurant — pizza
• Stewarts Root Beer — american
• The Grapevine — italian
• The Union Market & Gallery — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Jacques Cousteau Coastal Centre · Attraction
• Tuckerton Seaport · Museum
• Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tuckerton

• Green Street Park reviews ★
• Parkertown County Park reviews ★
• Stanley Seaman Park reviews ★
• Westecunk Creek Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Tuckerton

• Frog Pond Elementary School
• George J. Mitchell Elementary School
• Pinelands Regional High School
• Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
• Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center
• Tuckerton Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tuckerton

🏘️ Nearby Communities