Editing Island Heights, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}
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|name                     = Island Heights, New Jersey
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|government_type          = [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)]]
|governing_body           = Borough Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = E. Steven Doyle (term ends December 31, 2026)<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Sean Asay<ref>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/clerk/ Borough Clerk], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = May 6, 1887

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|population_total         = 1650
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 08732<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=island%20heights&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Island Heights, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed June 9, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Ocean&frmCity=Island+Heights Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Island Heights, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0885262<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Island Heights''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 1,650,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 23 (−1.4%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 1,673,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 78 (−4.5%) from the 1,751 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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 is a [[dry county|dry town]] where alcohol cannot legally be sold.<ref>New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)</ref><ref>Giordano, Rita. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140224024649/http://articles.philly.com/2007-06-24/news/25234867_1_liquor-licenses-quota-licenses-liquor-stores "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.</ref>

==History==
Island Heights was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on May 6, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River Township]]), based on the results of a referendum held on November 18, 1886.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 203. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref><ref>[http://www.oceancountyhistory.org/OCHistory/islandheights.htm Island Heights Borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717054645/http://www.oceancountyhistory.org/OCHistory/islandheights.htm |date=2006-07-17 }}, Ocean County Historical Society. Accessed August 3, 2006.</ref>

Island Heights takes its name from two sources: it originally was an island. It is situated by a steep bluff rising {{convert|60|ft}} above the [[Toms River]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=17 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.</ref> It was originally known as Doctor Johnson's island, being included in the patent granted to him in 1680. In the century before the [[American Revolutionary War]], it was known as Dillon's Island, probably for James Dillon, a prominent man in Toms River. The land was purchased by John Imlay of [[Allentown, New Jersey|Allentown]], who sold it in 1794 to Issac Gulick. In 1797, Gulick and his wife Abagail sold it to Abraham and George Parker. In 1799, the Parker brothers sold it to Abel Middleton of [[Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey|Upper Freehold Township]].<ref>Salter, Edwin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=XqchvDnzm0wC ''Salter's History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties New Jersey, Embracing a Genealogical Record of Earliest Settlers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties and Their Descendants''], p. 406 ff. 1890</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.92 square miles (2.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.61 square miles (1.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.31 square miles (0.80&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (33.59%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Long Point.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of [[Berkeley Township, New Jersey|Berkeley Township]] and [[Toms River Township, New Jersey|Toms River Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82772/touches.html Areas touching Island Heights], MapIt. Accessed February 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The borough is one of 11 municipalities in Ocean County that are part of the [[Toms River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]].<ref>[https://www.barnegatbaypartnership.org/learn/watershed-map/toms-river-watershed/ Toms River Watershed], Barnegat Bay Partnership. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1880=   34
|1890=  271
|1900=  316
|1910=  313
|1920=  194
|1930=  453
|1940=  392
|1950=  795
|1960= 1150
|1970= 1397
|1980= 1575
|1990= 1470
|2000= 1751
|2010= 1673
|2020= 1650
| estimate=1699
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1880–1890<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v1-10.pdf#page=29 ''Report on Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Part I''], p. 239. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1895. Accessed October 20, 2016.</ref><br />1890–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popoce_04.htm Population Data for Ocean County Municipalities, 1850 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref> 1890–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> 1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402934530 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Island Heights borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101731/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402934530 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_oce/islandheights1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Island Heights borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040828/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_oce/islandheights1.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=APP2010>[http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?State=NJ&County=Ocean&Town=%25&Submit=Search 2010 Census Populations: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112121546/http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?State=NJ&County=Ocean&Town=%25&Submit=Search |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed July 18, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,673 people, 683 households, and 487 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2738.3|/sqmi}}. There were 831 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1360.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 95.82% (1,603) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.24% (4) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (2) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.37% (23) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% (6) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.09% (35) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.39% (40) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 683 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18; 57.0% were married couples living together; 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.7% were non-families. Of all households, 22.0% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.<ref name=Census2010/>

18.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $77,269 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,616) and the median family income was $96,458 (+/− $21,090). Males had a median income of $75,234 (+/− $7,830) versus $47,045 (+/− $11,606) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $39,493 (+/− $4,086). About 5.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402934530 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Island Heights borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084213/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402934530 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 9, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,751 people, 705 households, and 497 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,909.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 807 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,340.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.37% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603434530.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Island Heights borough, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402934530 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Island Heights borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094511/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402934530 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

There were 705 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $61,125, and the median income for a family was $72,596. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $38,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $26,975. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
Island Heights is governed under the [[Faulkner Act]] form of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, within the [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)|Small Municipality]] (Plan A), enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1974.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=2013-10-12 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> The borough is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is available to municipalities with a population below 12,000 at the time of adoption.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''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 six-member Borough Council, whose members are elected in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections held as part of the November general election. The mayor is directly elected to a four-year term of office. Councilmembers serve three-year terms of office 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]]. p. 53.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 14. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> As the result of an ordinance passed unanimously by the borough council in July 2011, the borough shifted its nonpartisan elections from May to November.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2011/Newsletter110719.doc Mayor and Council Newsletter], Borough of Island Heights, July 19, 2011. Accessed January 23, 2015. "After first reading and introduction of Ordinance 2011 – 09, the Mayor and Council Members unanimously approved an ordinance to change the regular municipal elections currently held in May to the general election date in November."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Island Heights Borough is E. Steve Doyle, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026. Borough Council members are Council President Rolf Weber (2027), Robert Baxter (2025), Alan Fumo (2025), Brian Gabriel (2026), Lynn Pendleton (2026) and Sandi Healy (2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/elected/ Mayor and Council], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Adopted-Budget-Final.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=215 Borough of Island Heights], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/119025/web.317647/#/summary General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2022>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/9a46d949-75d5-448a-8190-dbcefcb2a739.pdf 2022 General Election Official Results November 8, 2022], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Ocean2021>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In May 2019, Lynn Pendleton was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Sean Asay until he resigned from office.<ref>[http://islandheightsboro.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Newsletter190514.pdf Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes for May 14, 2019], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed February 24, 2020. "Resolution 2019-103 Accepting the Resignation of Sean Asay... Resolution 2019-105 Appointing Lynn Pendleton to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Sean Asay"</ref> Pendeton was elected in the November 2019 general election to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Ocean2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/98863/web/#/summary 2019 General Election Official Results November 5, 2019], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Brian Taboada, who had been serving a term ending in December 2014, announced at an August 2013 council meeting that he would be stepping down from office to focus on school obligations.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2013/Newsletter130820.pdf Mayor and Council Newsletter - Council Meeting], Borough of Island Heights, August 20, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Council Member Brian Taboada stated it is with great regrets that he informs the borough of his resignation from the Island Heights borough council."</ref>

====Emergency services====
The borough is protected by the Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company, which was established in 1895 and the Island Height Volunteer First Aid Squad established in 1950.<ref>[http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629203025/http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html |date=June 29, 2016 }}, Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Station 53. Accessed July 26, 2016. "The Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 was organized on February 14th, 1895 by a group of residents who realized the need for fire protection in the community."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Island Heights is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#10 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

{{NJ Congress 04}} {{NJ Senate}}

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{{NJ Ocean County Commissioners}}

===Politics===
{| border = “2”
|+ Island Heights vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.2% ''525''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''643''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''16''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.73% ''550''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.06%''' ''601''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.21% ''26''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.66% ''433''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.61%''' ''534''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.73% ''48''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.66% ''454''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.21%''' ''508''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.13% ''11''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.58% ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.04%''' ''558''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.38% ''25''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.58% ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.99%''' ''568''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''15''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74560413/ocean-county-nj-election-reuslts-2000/|title = Ocean County, NJ election reuslts, 2000 partial|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 2000|page = 173}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.05% ''353''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.95%''' ''467''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//b24b25ff-bd27-4430-bf94-efc74b8ec4ef.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.64% ''388''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.85%''' ''399''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.52% ''123''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//877a857e-1ed8-435c-b9d7-629c54817378.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.46% ''298''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.32%''' ''416''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|22.22% ''204''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//1efb1782-8841-4576-8eaf-841145ba06c9.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.65% ''274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.05%''' ''605''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|11.30% ''112''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//1ee0ab61-6b77-48fb-b5c4-c18437f65955.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.68% ''212''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.46%''' ''631''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.86% ''16''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//c405196c-6ce0-42cc-9bb1-638af597c805.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.70% ''216''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.65%''' ''523''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.65% ''70''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70854788/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1976/|title = Ocean county, NJ election results, 1976|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 3, 1976|page = 37}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.96% ''277''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.04%''' ''434''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70854059/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1972/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1972|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 1972|page = 34}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.35% ''152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.65%''' ''499''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855383/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1968/|title = Ocean county, NJ election results, 1968|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 6, 1968|page = 44}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.10% ''174''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.70%''' ''351''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.21% ''73''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855774/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1964/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1964|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 4, 1964|page = 38}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.65% ''274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.35%''' ''301''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855885/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1960/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1960|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 9, 1960|page = 19}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.71% ''152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.29%''' ''417''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856224/ocean-county-nj-presidential-election/|title = Ocean County, NJ presidential election results, 1956|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 7, 1956|page = 3}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9.64% ''48''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''90.36%''' ''450''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856373/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1952/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1952|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 5, 1952|page = 16}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.18% ''46''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''89.82%''' ''406''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856736/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1948/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1948|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 3, 1948|page = 26}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.30% ''52''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.70%''' ''267''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70857141/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1944/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1944|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 1944|page = 2}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''85.39%''' ''187''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.61% ''32''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|}

Island Heights has been a largely Republican leaning jurisdiction in presidential elections. All GOP presidential candidates since 1948 have won the borough, with six of those campaigns breaking 70% of the vote.

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,329 registered voters in Island Heights, of which 285 (21.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 415 (31.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 629 (47.3%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Ocean], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 79.4% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 97.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 67.5% of the vote (459 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 30.1% (205 votes), and other candidates with 2.4% (16 votes), among the 703 ballots cast by the borough's 1,303 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.0%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |title=Governor - Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Ocean County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 59.8% of the vote (453 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 32.6% (247 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.5% (49 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (7 votes), among the 757 ballots cast by the borough's 1,346 registered voters, yielding a 56.2% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf 2009 Governor: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230602/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

==Historic district==
{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Island Heights Historic District
  | nrhp_type = HD | nocat = yes
  | image = ISLAND HEIGHTS HIST. DIST. OCEAN COUNTY.jpg
  | caption = [[John F. Peto]]'s Studio
  | location= Roughly bounded by Toms River, Summit and River Avenues
  | locmapin = 
  | built = 
  | architect OR builder = 
  | architecture = Queen Anne, Shingle Style, Gothic Revival
  | added = July 8, 1982
  | area = {{convert|280|acre}}
  | refnum = 82003290<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=82003290}}</ref>
  | designated_other1_name         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
  | designated_other1_abbr         = NJRHP
  | designated_other1_link         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
  | designated_other1_date         = February 23, 1981
  | designated_other1_number       = 2298<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Ocean County | url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/OCEAN.pdf#page=3 | publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] - Historic Preservation Office | page=3 | date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref>
  | designated_other1_num_position = bottom
  | designated_other1_color        = #ffc94b
}}

The '''Island Heights Historic District''' is a {{convert|280|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] roughly bounded by Toms River, Summit and River Avenues in the borough. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on February 29, 1980, for its significance in architecture, recreation and religion. The district includes 244 [[contributing buildings]]. The artist [[John F. Peto]]'s studio features [[Queen Anne style architecture]] and is now a museum. St. Gertrude's Mission Church originally had wooden shingles. The Grenley House is also known as the "Gingerbread House" and features elaborated scrollsawn woodwork.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=82003290}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Island Heights Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Candace A. |last1=Peck |date=October 1980 }} With {{NRHP url|id=82003290|photos=y|title=accompanying 15 photos}}</ref>

<gallery heights=150px widths=250px mode="packed">
File:Islands Heights sign.tif|Historic district sign
File:ISLAND HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT, OCEAN COUNTY.jpg|St. Gertrude's Mission Church
File:ISLAND HEIGHTS H.D., OCEAN COUNTY.jpg|Grenley House
</gallery>

==Education==
The [[Island Heights School District]] serves public school students in [[kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] at Island Heights Elementary School.<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=29 ''Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2350 School Performance Reports for the Island Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2350 New Jersey School Directory for the Island Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 133 students and 13.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407710&DistrictID=3407710 District information for Island Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Island Heights had the 14th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 126 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 14. Island Heights Borough Enrollment: 126 Grades: K-6 County: Ocean"</ref> Island Heights Elementary School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]], which recognizes high student achievement.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2020/all_2020_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=23 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed September 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Clark, Adam. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/09/9-nj-schools-just-won-a-huge-national-honor.html "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."</ref>

Public school students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend the schools of the [[Central Regional School District]], which also serves students from the municipalities of [[Berkeley Township, New Jersey|Berkeley Township]], [[Ocean Gate, New Jersey|Ocean Gate]], [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]] and [[Seaside Park, New Jersey|Seaside Park]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1d83281cc62644ee87d88976c9147e84 Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Central Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the Central Regional School District. Composition: The Central Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Berkley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804132547/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html |date=August 4, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 14, 2017. "The Central Regional School District is located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township and draws from the constituent districts of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,344 students and 190.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.3:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402910&DistrictID=3402910 District information for Central Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402910 School Data for the Central Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Central Regional Middle School<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crms Central Regional Middle School], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref> with 769 students in grades 7 - 8 and 
[[Central Regional High School]]<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crhs Central Regional High School], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref> with 1,483 students in grades 9 - 12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160711164921/http://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools Our Schools], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0770 New Jersey School Directory for the Central Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's [[board of education]] has nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0770.pdf#page=59 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Central Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for the year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed July 2, 2024. "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 School District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to junior and senior high schools for students of the Boroughs of Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and the Township of Berkeley, Ocean County, New Jersey."</ref> Island Heights is allocated one of the board's nine seats.<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/page/about-board-of-education Board of Education], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-09-19 14 23 09 View east along New Jersey State Route 37 just east of Ocean County Route 627 (Vaughn Avenue-West End Avenue) along the border of Toms River Township and Island Heights in Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 37|Route 37]] eastbound along the north edge of Island Heights]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|12.18|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|9.28|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|2.73|mi}} by Ocean County and {{convert|0.17|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Ocean.pdf Ocean County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 37]] is the main highway serving Island Heights. Route 37 brushes the north edge of the borough, heading east towards Seaside Heights and west towards Lakehurst. Route 37 also provides access to [[New Jersey Route 35]], [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]], among other major highways.

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] offers seasonal bus service between the borough and the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[137 (New Jersey bus)|137]] route and to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] on the [[67 (New Jersey bus)|67]] route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183332/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesOceanCountyTo Ocean County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC10 Toms River Connection route.<ref>[http://www.gmtma.org/pg-bus-ocean.php Ocean County Bus Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814190256/http://gmtma.org/pg-bus-ocean.php |date=2015-08-14 }}, Greater Mercer TMA. Accessed August 10, 2015.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Island Heights, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Island Heights include:
* [[Charles R. Chickering]] (1891–1970), freelance artist who designed some 77 postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service<ref>Malone, Jack. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105497045/charles-chickering-of-island-heights/ "Stamp Gossip: U.S. adds printing to series"], ''[[The News Journal|The Morning News]]'', May 20, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2022. "Charles R. Chickering. designer of several U.S. stamps, died the latter part of April at his home in Island Heights, N.J."</ref>
* [[Bessie Pease Gutmann]] (1876–1960), artist and illustrator<ref>Brown, James S. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-emily-r-perkins-and-ot/5569386/ "Still life artist Peto led parade to retreat"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 8, 1981. Accessed May 29, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Another artist who summered for many years at Island Heights was Bessie Pease Gutmann, noted for her pictures of babies and small children that were widely distributed in this country and abroad as chromolithographs.... She established a summer home in Island Heights in 1925 and the balance of the year lived in South Orange."</ref>
* [[Gia Maione]] (1941–2013), singer and widow of [[Louis Prima]]<ref>Sapia, Joseph. [https://archive.today/20130131234630/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1835374411.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+24,+2002&author=JOSEPH+SAPIA&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Louis+Prima's+widow+seeks+royalties+ISLAND+HEIGHTS+WOMAN+WED+BANDLEADER+IN+'63+Louis+Prima's+wife+files+suit+over+royalties&pqatl=google "Louis Prima's widow seeks royalties Island Heights Woman Wed Bandleader in '63 Louis Prima's wife files suit over royalties"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 24, 2002. Accessed July 18, 2011. "An Island Heights woman - the last of musician Louis Prima's five wives - is suing a California recording company, seeking royalties for the showman's work."</ref>
* [[John F. Peto]] (1854–1907), painter<ref>[[James Barron (journalist)|Barron, James]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/14/garden/restoring-america-s-past-bed-and-breakfast-inns.html "Restoring America's Past: Bed and Breakfast Inns"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 14, 1987. Accessed June 9, 2012. "Joy Peto Smiley operates the Studio of John F. Peto, a B & B in the house in Island Heights, N.J., where her grandfather painted portraits and landscapes."</ref>
* [[Glenn Taranto]] (born 1958/59), actor and screenwriter, who played [[Gomez Addams]] in ''[[The New Addams Family]]''<ref>Collins, Karyn D. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-profile-of-glenn-taran/137389262/ "Area man living out an actor's dream life"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 15, 1991. Accessed December 25, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glenn Taranto has come a long way since the days when he walked the boards as a member of the drama club at the old St. Joseph High School in Toms River (now known as Monsignor Donovan High School), performing in his high school's productions of musicals like ''South Pacific'' and ''1776.'' These days, Taranto, 32, whose parents, Elizabeth and Louis Sr., still live in Island Heights, is living a dream performing in one of the hottest off-Broadway plays to ever hit New York as well as performing in a showcase or workshop production of a play he wrote."</ref>
* [[Fred Wagner]] (1860–1940), one of the earliest of the [[Pennsylvania Impressionism|Pennsylvania impressionists]]<ref>Brown, James S. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56874186/fred-wagner-and-island-heights/ "Five generations of artists race roots to Philadelphia"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 14, 1980. Accessed August 7, 2020,, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Wagner and Nunn painted extensively in the Toms River area, probably while guests at one of Bryant's Island Heights cottages."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://islandheightsborough.gov/ Island Heights website]
* [https://www.islandheights.k12.nj.us/ Island Heights School]
* {{NJReportCard|29|2350|0|Island Heights School District}}
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407710 School Data for the Island Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [https://www.wearecrsd.com Central Regional School District]
* [http://www.oceancountylibrary.org/Branches/IH/ih.htm Island Heights Branch of Ocean County Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060717054645/http://www.oceancountyhistory.org/OCHistory/islandheights.htm Ocean County Historical Society: Island Heights Borough]
* [http://www.ihvfc.com/ Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Station 53]

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