Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayonne | 6 | 22,875 | 9,181 | 1400000US34017010400, 1400000US34017010300, 1400000US34017010800, 1400000US34017011400, 1400000US34017011500, 1400000US34017011600 |
| 2 | Perth Amboy | 4 | 22,588 | 7,922 | 1400000US34023004900, 1400000US34023004500, 1400000US34023005000, 1400000US34023004600 |
| 3 | Long Branch | 4 | 15,347 | 9,101 | 1400000US34025805400, 1400000US34025805800, 1400000US34025806000, 1400000US34025806100 |
| 4 | Atlantic City | 5 | 12,991 | 7,729 | 1400000US34001000400, 1400000US34001001900, 1400000US34001000200, 1400000US34001002400, 1400000US34001002300 |
| 5 | Ocean City | 6 | 11,470 | 20,204 | 1400000US34009020206, 1400000US34009020102, 1400000US34009020101, 1400000US34009020201, 1400000US34009020205, 1400000US34009020203 |
| 6 | Carteret | 2 | 11,462 | 4,005 | 1400000US34023009100, 1400000US34023003600 |
| 7 | Ventnor City | 4 | 10,593 | 7,603 | 1400000US34001013301, 1400000US34001013302, 1400000US34001013201, 1400000US34001013202 |
| 8 | Keansburg | 2 | 9,967 | 5,029 | 1400000US34025801700, 1400000US34025801600 |
| 9 | Port Monmouth | 2 | 9,458 | 3,588 | 1400000US34025800500, 1400000US34025800601 |
| 10 | Brigantine | 4 | 9,347 | 9,314 | 1400000US34001010104, 1400000US34001010102, 1400000US34001010101, 1400000US34001010105 |
| 11 | Villas | 2 | 9,029 | 6,075 | 1400000US34009021804, 1400000US34009021803 |
| 12 | South Amboy | 2 | 8,787 | 3,928 | 1400000US34023007600, 1400000US34023007500 |
| 13 | Asbury Park | 2 | 7,965 | 4,807 | 1400000US34025807003, 1400000US34025807004 |
| 14 | Pennsville | 2 | 7,941 | 3,444 | 1400000US34033021500, 1400000US34033021600 |
| 15 | Port Republic | 1 | 7,270 | 3,352 | 1400000US34001010501 |
| 16 | Laurence Harbor | 1 | 7,232 | 2,715 | 1400000US34023008001 |
| 17 | Keyport | 2 | 7,195 | 3,140 | 1400000US34025802000, 1400000US34025801900 |
| 18 | Jersey City | 2 | 6,599 | 3,760 | 1400000US34017007400, 1400000US34017005802 |
| 19 | Margate City | 3 | 6,304 | 7,256 | 1400000US34001013101, 1400000US34001013102, 1400000US34001013000 |
| 20 | Union Beach | 1 | 5,885 | 2,130 | 1400000US34025801800 |
| 21 | Belmar | 2 | 5,745 | 3,813 | 1400000US34025808401, 1400000US34025808402 |
| 22 | Cape May | 2 | 5,650 | 6,406 | 1400000US34009022000, 1400000US34009021900 |
| 23 | Whitesboro | 1 | 5,557 | 3,201 | 1400000US34009022102 |
| 24 | Carneys Point | 2 | 5,439 | 2,153 | 1400000US34033020600, 1400000US34033020400 |
| 25 | Seaside Park | 1 | 5,403 | 7,351 | 1400000US34029728000 |
| 26 | Fairton | 1 | 5,160 | 1,973 | 1400000US34011010401 |
| 27 | Laurel Lake | 1 | 5,143 | 2,269 | 1400000US34011010200 |
| 28 | Penns Grove | 2 | 5,032 | 2,053 | 1400000US34033020300, 1400000US34033020200 |
| 29 | Highlands | 1 | 4,947 | 3,420 | 1400000US34025800100 |
| 30 | Sayreville | 1 | 4,654 | 1,935 | 1400000US34023007402 |
| 31 | Strathmere | 1 | 4,638 | 2,759 | 1400000US34009020302 |
| 32 | Point Pleasant Beach | 1 | 4,604 | 3,166 | 1400000US34029710100 |
| 33 | Atlantic Highlands | 1 | 4,346 | 1,999 | 1400000US34025800200 |
| 34 | Bradley Beach | 1 | 4,297 | 3,172 | 1400000US34025808200 |
| 35 | North Wildwood | 1 | 3,957 | 8,595 | 1400000US34009021300 |
| 36 | Wildwood | 1 | 3,907 | 5,936 | 1400000US34009021400 |
| 37 | Sewaren | 1 | 3,778 | 1,398 | 1400000US34023003401 |
| 38 | Burleigh | 1 | 3,587 | 1,600 | 1400000US34009021002 |
| 39 | Leonardo | 1 | 3,584 | 1,397 | 1400000US34025800400 |
| 40 | Dover Beaches South | 2 | 3,293 | 5,475 | 1400000US34029727001, 1400000US34029727002 |
| 41 | Monmouth Beach | 1 | 3,258 | 2,019 | 1400000US34025804100 |
| 42 | Cedarville | 1 | 3,253 | 1,228 | 1400000US34011010301 |
| 43 | Wildwood Crest | 1 | 3,227 | 5,526 | 1400000US34009021600 |
| 44 | Cliffwood Beach | 1 | 3,151 | 1,184 | 1400000US34025802500 |
| 45 | Ocean Grove | 1 | 3,015 | 3,049 | 1400000US34025807400 |
| 46 | Spring Lake | 1 | 2,989 | 2,122 | 1400000US34025809100 |
| 47 | North Cape May | 1 | 2,896 | 2,139 | 1400000US34009021806 |
| 48 | Linwood | 1 | 2,656 | 2,419 | 1400000US34001013500 |
| 49 | Manasquan | 1 | 2,638 | 2,114 | 1400000US34025809302 |
| 50 | Diamond Beach | 1 | 2,588 | 2,600 | 1400000US34009021702 |
| 51 | Deal | 1 | 2,227 | 1,835 | 1400000US34025812400 |
| 52 | North Beach Haven | 1 | 2,130 | 5,952 | 1400000US34029738001 |
| 53 | Belleplain | 1 | 2,083 | 911 | 1400000US34009020600 |
| 54 | Ship Bottom | 1 | 2,044 | 4,507 | 1400000US34029739000 |
| 55 | Bridgeton | 1 | 1,849 | 0 | 1400000US34011020502 |
| 56 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 1 | 1,809 | 1,318 | 1400000US34025808300 |
| 57 | Pedricktown | 1 | 1,799 | 708 | 1400000US34033020100 |
| 58 | Sea Isle City | 1 | 1,788 | 6,885 | 1400000US34009020800 |
| 59 | Sea Girt | 1 | 1,683 | 1,281 | 1400000US34025809200 |
| 60 | Harvey Cedars | 1 | 1,669 | 4,094 | 1400000US34029738100 |
| 61 | Hancocks Bridge | 1 | 1,649 | 647 | 1400000US34033022201 |
| 62 | Avalon | 1 | 1,596 | 5,379 | 1400000US34009020902 |
| 63 | Sea Bright | 1 | 1,407 | 1,206 | 1400000US34025812100 |
| 64 | Bay Head | 1 | 1,332 | 1,489 | 1400000US34029712000 |
| 65 | Beach Haven | 1 | 1,225 | 3,638 | 1400000US34029738002 |
| 66 | Dover Beaches North | 1 | 1,157 | 3,909 | 1400000US34029722500 |
| 67 | Stone Harbor | 1 | 875 | 3,127 | 1400000US34009020901 |