Toms River, NJ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Toms River, New Jersey, shaded from sea level level on Silver Bay to 140 ft on the north side
Elevation
140 ft 40 m100 ft 30 m86 ft 26 m52 ft 16 m17 ft 5 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Toms River sits at about 42 ft (13 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
42 ft 13 m
most residents: 5–82 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Silver Bay
Highest
140 ft 40 m
on the north side
Average
46 ft 14 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Toms River spans about 140 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
42 ft13 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
140 ft40 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Silver Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Toms River
18 ft6 m
Airport (MJX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.2 mi west of the CDP boundary
86 ft26 m
Average of all land46 ft14 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Toms River, New Jersey, shaded from sea level level on Silver Bay to 140 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Population
92,830 2020 Census
Land area
39.0 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
Density
2,381 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.9537° N, 74.1979° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Ocean County (MJX) 86 ft
ZIP codes 2
08753 08755
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Beachwood48 ft
  2. Holiday Heights43 ft
  3. Toms River42 ft
  4. Toms River Township41 ft
  5. Berkeley Township36 ft
  6. South Toms River35 ft
  7. Holiday City South35 ft
  8. Island Heights20 ft
  9. Silver Ridge20 ft
  10. Pine Beach16 ft
  11. Ocean Gate5 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pine Hill (historical)310 ft
  • Hominy Hills305 ft
  • Lippincort Hill242 ft
  • Forked River Mountain180 ft
  • Stony Hill, Ocean County134 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −1 ft at 39.9899° N, 74.1318° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Toms River is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.