Surf City, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Surf City is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,243,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 38 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,205,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 237 (−16.4%) from the 1,442 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.

What is now Surf City was originally formed as Long Beach City borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 19, 1894, from portions of Stafford Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was renamed Surf City by a resolution of the Borough Council as of May 26, 1899.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The name was changed to avoid confusion with other places on the island and along the Jersey Shore.<ref>Borough of Surf City History, LBI.net. Accessed October 11, 2015. "The residents of the Great Swamp area (now sometimes referred to as Old Mansion) wanted their community to acquire the same prestige and popularity, so in 1875, they elected to call their town Long Beach City. However, the name lasted for only nineteen years because it was too similar to other area names such as Long Beach, Long Branch and Long Island. The name Surf City was selected and has been used since 1894."</ref><ref>Somerville, George B. The Lure of Long Beach, p. 52. Long Beach Board of Trade, 1914. Accessed October 11, 2015. "Next down the beach from Harvey Cedars is Surf City. The original name of this resort, founded in 1873, was Long Beach City, but the similarity of the name with that of Long Branch caused much confusion in mails, freights and express, and the name was changed to Surf City."</ref>

History

Present-day Surf City was home to one of the earliest big boarding hotels on the Jersey Shore, called the Mansion of Health, one of whose owners was Hudson Buzby. In the 1830s and 1840s, the area surrounding this hotel was called "Buzby's Place". The Mansion of Health burned down in 1874, but some old-timers still call the cove at the foot of South First Street on the bay side "Mansion Cove."<ref>Lloyd, pgs. 31-33.</ref>

In 1875, the 20 or so permanent residents of the area decided to call the area Long Beach City, even though the area was still part of Stafford Township. In 1894, Surf City was incorporated, changing its name to Surf City in 1899 after the United States Postal Service required a name change before the town could incorporate, preventing it from being confused with Long Branch in Monmouth County.<ref>Lloyd, pg. 32.</ref><ref>Africano, Lilian; and Africano, Nina. Jersey Shore, p. 12. Globe Pequot Press, 2004. Template:ISBN. Accessed September 24, 2013.</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.32 square miles (3.43 km²), including 0.74 square miles (1.93 km²) of land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²) of water (43.94%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is located Template:Cvt east-southeast of Philadelphia and Template:Cvt south of New York City. Surf City is also Template:Cvt from the capitol of New Jersey, Trenton.

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Stafford Township.<ref>Areas touching Surf City, MapIt. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref><ref>Ocean County Map, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Surf City has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above Template:Convert, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Surf City, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above Template:Convert. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below Template:Convert. The plant hardiness zone at Surf City Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of Template:Convert.<ref name="USDA">Template:Cite web</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is Template:Cvt and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Surf City would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,205 people, 622 households, and 366 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,566 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 95.52% (1,151) White, 1.33% (16) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.58% (7) Asian, 0.33% (4) Pacific Islander, 1.41% (17) from other races, and 0.83% (10) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.06% (61) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 622 households, 10.5% had children under the age of 18; 48.6% were married couples living together; 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 41.2% were non-families. Of all households, 35.9% were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.45.<ref name=Census2010/>

9.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 14.6% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 38.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $63,375 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,908) and the median family income was $74,479 (+/− $16,901). Males had a median income of $58,750 (+/− $18,197) versus $51,000 (+/− $27,120) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $42,677 (+/− $4,230). About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Surf City borough, Ocean County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,442 people, 706 households, and 420 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,621 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.06% White, 0.14% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Surf City borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Surf City borough, Ocean County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

There were 706 households, out of which 13.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.61.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 12.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,190, and the median income for a family was $50,268. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,632. About 5.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Sports

The Surf City Yacht Club participates in weekly races against other yacht clubs throughout the Island, with many sailors and swimmers ranging in age dedicating their summers to the Yacht Club.<ref>Home page, Surf City Yacht Club. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

The Surf City Beach Patrol won the Surf City Epic, Lavallette, Ortley Beach, Island Beach State Park, the Midway Beach, and "Islands" Tournaments in 2008, narrowly missing out on victories at Sandy Hook (2nd) and the Ship Bottom (2nd) "State Tournament" losing by only a combined 4.5 points. The SCBP squad were back-to-back LBIBPA Island Champions (2007 & 2008) for the first time in the last 25+ years. The high point of the season came during the IBSP tournament when Surf City won by 23 points.<ref>Home page, Surf City Beach Patrol. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

Government

Local government

Surf City is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 49.</ref> The borough form of government used by Surf City is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Surf City Borough is Republican Francis R. Hodgson Sr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. After serving 46 years on the borough council, Hodgson succeeded Leonard T. Connors Jr., who had served as the state senator from the 9th Legislative District and spent 50 years as mayor. With the death of Tinton Falls mayor Vito Perillo in 2025, Hodgson is currently the oldest incumbent mayor in New Jersey at the age of 92.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Members of the Surf City Borough Council are Council President John H. Klose (R, 2024), Peter M. Hartney (R, 2022), William D. Hodgson (R, 2023), John D. McMenamin (R, 2023;appointed to serve an unexpired term), James B. Russell (R, 2024) and Jacqueline L. Siciliano (R, 2022).<ref name=Government>Government, Borough of Surf City. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref>2018 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Surf City. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>Borough of Surf City, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>2022 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials, Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated August 25, 2022. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Ocean2021>2021 General Election Official Results, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Ocean2020>2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official results, Ocean County, New Jersey, updated December 2, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Ocean2019>2019 General Election Official Results November 5, 2019, Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref> All of the seats on the borough council have been held by Republicans since Democrat Donald Cummings served on the council in the early 1960s; the last major electoral performance by a Democrat in a borough council election was in 1969 when Hodgson Sr. defeated Cummings' comeback bid by 200 votes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

John D. McMenamin was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2023 that was vacant following the resignation of John G. Hadash III that same month.<ref>Scala, Gina G. "McMenamin Appointed to Surf City Borough Council", The Sand Paper, October 20, 2021. Accessed September 4, 2022. "Changes are in store for the Surf City Borough Council after one member resigned and another was granted relief from attending meetings due to a temporary illness by his peers at their monthly meeting last week. John G. Hadash III tendered his resignation earlier this month after selling his home in town."</ref>

In January 2016, John G. Hadash III was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Francis R. Hodgson Sr., until he stepped down in January 2016 to take office as mayor.<ref>Staff. "Francis Hodgson Takes Over as Mayor of Surf City After Serving 46 Years on Council", The Sand Paper, January 13, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2018. "John Hadash was named head of the sanitation committee after being elected to fill the vacant council seat."</ref> Hadash served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters chose him to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Ocean2016>2016 General Election Official Results November 8, 2016, Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 16, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2017.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Surf City is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2023>Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,030 registered voters in Surf City, of which 166 (16.1%) were registered as Democrats, 433 (42.0%) were registered as Republicans and 427 (41.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Ocean, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 85.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 94.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 61.8% of the vote (402 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.8% (246 votes), and other candidates with 0.3% (2 votes), among the 655 ballots cast by the city's 1,108 registered voters (5 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 59.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 60.9% of the vote (485 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.5% (299 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (8 votes), among the 797 ballots cast by the borough's 1,078 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.9%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 60.8% of the vote (511 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 38.0% (320 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (5 votes), among the 841 ballots cast by the borough's 1,153 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 72.9.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|52.8% 493	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|45.2% 422	2.0% 15
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|54.1% 504	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.4% 413	1.5% 11
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|56.4% 440	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|40.4% 315	3.2% 25
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2012<ref name=2012Election>Template:Cite web</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|61.8% 402	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|37.8% 246	0.3% 2
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.9% 485	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|37.5% 299	1.0% 8
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.8% 511	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|38.0% 320	0.4% 5

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 82.8% of the vote (448 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 15.9% (86 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (7 votes), among the 559 ballots cast by the city's 1,070 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.2% of the vote (417 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 31.0% (211 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.9% (40 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (2 votes), among the 681 ballots cast by the borough's 1,043 registered voters, yielding a 65.3% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Ocean County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

Education

From pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, public school students attend the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which also serves students from Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom.<ref name=DataBook/><ref>LAN Associates. Study of School Consolidation Long Beach Island, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, January 21, 2011. Accessed September 25, 2013. "The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District serves the needs of the citizens of Long Beach Island including the communities of Barnegat Light Borough, Long Beach Township, Harvey Cedars Borough, Surf City Borough, and Ship Bottom Borough. The remaining community of Beach Haven at the south end of the island currently has its own school. The Long Beach Island Consolidated Schools serve children from the age of pre-school through sixth grade after which the students attend Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin."</ref><ref>Long Beach Island Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed July 4, 2022. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Long Beach Island School District. Composition The Long Beach Island School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, and Surf City."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 215 students and 30.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Long Beach Island School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.</ref>) are Ethel Jacobsen School<ref>Ethel Jacobsen School, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref> in Surf City with 111 students in pre-kindergarten to second grade and Long Beach Island Grade School<ref>Long Beach Island Grade School, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref> in Ship Bottom with 125 students in grades 3–6.<ref>Public Schools Directory 2020–2022, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed July 1, 2022.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who are directly elected from the constituent municipalities on a staggered basis, with three members elected each year.<ref>New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.</ref><ref>Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2021. Accessed July 4, 2022. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members' terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels kindergarten through 6th grade."</ref> Of the nine seats, one is elected from Surf City.<ref>"Four on Ballot for LBI School Board", The SandPaper, October 23, 2019. Accessed July 4, 2022. "The LBI school board is comprised of nine members, four from Long Beach Township, two from Surf City, and one each from Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light."</ref>

Students in public school for the seventh through twelfth grades attend the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, as well as students from Ocean Township (including its Waretown section) who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.<ref name=DataBook/><ref>Southern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Located in Manahawkin, the Southern Regional School District draws from the constituent districts of Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars and Stafford Township, as well as the tuition sending district of Ocean Township (Waretown).</ref><ref>About Us, Southern Regional School District. Accessed July 4, 2022. "Our school is a 7-12 comprehensive regional high school district. Our middle school covers grades 7-8 and our high school covers grades 9-12. The district is comprised of the constituent members of Stafford Township, Beach Haven, Long Beach Township, (which includes the municipalitiesTemplate:Sic of Loveladies, North Beach, High Bar Harbor and Brant Beach and Long Beach Township) Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, and Surf City. Waretown is our sending district."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Southern Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Southern Regional Middle School<ref>Southern Regional Middle School, Southern Regional School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref> with 902 students in grades 7–8 and Southern Regional High School<ref>Southern Regional High School, Southern Regional School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref> with 1,975 students in grades 9–12.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Southern Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Southern Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Both schools are in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township.

Transportation

Roads and highways

File:2018-10-04 12 13 30 View north along Ocean County Route 607 (Long Beach Boulevard) between South Second Street and South First Street in Surf City, Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg

Northbound County Route 607 (Long Beach Boulevard) in Surf City

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Cvt of roadways, of which Template:Cvt were maintained by the municipality and Template:Cvt by Ocean County.<ref>Ocean County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways serve Surf City. The main road serving the borough is County Route 607 (Long Beach Boulevard).<ref>Ocean County Route 607 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated August 2011. Accessed February 13, 2023.</ref><ref>Ocean County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 13, 2023.</ref>

Public transportation

TransportAzumah offers weekend service during the summer season between Midtown Manhattan in New York City and Long Beach Island with a stop at Newark Liberty International Airport.<ref>Route TAZ10, TransportAzumah. Accessed March 10, 2015.</ref>

Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC9 Long Beach Island route.<ref>Ocean County Bus Service Template:Webarchive, Greater Mercer TMA. Accessed August 12, 2015.</ref><ref>Ocean Ride Rider's Guide Template:Webarchive, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed August 12, 2015.</ref><ref>Ocean County Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed August 12, 2015.</ref>

The LBI Shuttle operates along Long Beach Boulevard, providing free service every 5 to 20 minutes from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. It serves the Long Beach Island municipalities / communities of Barnegat Light, Loveladies, Harvey Cedars, North Beach, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Long Beach Township, Beach Haven and Holgate.<ref>LBI Shuttle, Borough of Barnegat Light. Accessed August 9, 2015.</ref>

Media

Surf City is served primarily by Philadelphia and New York television stations, Atlantic City and Philadelphia-based radio stations and two daily newspapers, The Press of Atlantic City and Asbury Park Press.

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Surf City include:

• Francis L. Bodine (1936–2023), politician who represented the 8th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008<ref>Franclis L.Bodine, Lewis Funeral Home. Accessed February 13, 2023. "Francis L. Bodine, On Jan. 11, 2023 age 87 of Surf City. NJ formerly Moorestown."</ref>
• Christopher J. Connors (born 1956), member of the New Jersey Senate from the 9th Legislative District since 2008, when he succeeded his father<ref>Staff. "Mayor got his ears wet in politics as a tot", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 1986. Accessed December 14, 2016. "Chris Connors grew up around politics. He was five years old when his father became a Surf City councilman. During his father's campaigns, he did everything from licking envelopes to going door-to-door in Surf City to promote his father."</ref>
• Leonard T. Connors (1929–2016), politician who served in the state senate from 1982 to 2008 representing the 9th Legislative District, and served for nearly 50 years as mayor of Surf City, from 1966 to 2015<ref>Senator Leonard T. Connors Jr. (R), New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2008. Accessed June 5, 2015.</ref><ref>Miller, Patricia A. & government " Veteran Legislator, Longtime Surf City Mayor Leonard T. Connors Dies At 87; A legend on Long Beach Island, former 9th District State Senator died Sunday night.", Brick Patch, December 5, 2016. Accessed December 14, 2016.</ref>

Sources

• Lloyd, John Bailey. Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island., Down The Shore Publishing and The SandPaper, Inc., 1994. Template:ISBN.

External links

• Official web site
• Surf City Tourism Information
• Surf City Borough municipal information
• Surf City Beach Patrol Home Page
• Long Beach Island School District
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Long Beach Island School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Southern Regional School District
• Long Beach Island Branch (Surf City) of Ocean County Library