Editing Surf City, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}
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|name                     = Surf City, New Jersey
|official_name            = Borough of Surf City<ref>[https://ecode360.com/36052054 Municipal Code], Borough of Surf City. Accessed May 17, 2023.</ref><!-- Per [[Template:Infobox settlement]], "Use official_name if the official name is unusual or cannot be simply deduced from the name and settlement type." and this is not the "City of Surf" or the "Borough of Surf".-->
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|subdivision_name2        = {{flagicon image|}} [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]]
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|government_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
|governing_body           = Borough Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Francis R. Hodgson Sr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Government/><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            = [[City manager|Administrator]] / [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Christine Hannemann<ref>[https://surfcitynj.org/municipalclerk/ Municipal Clerk & Administrator’S Office], Borough of Surf City. Accessed March 20, 2024.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = September 19, 1894 as ''Long Beach City''
|established_title1       = Renamed
|established_date1        = May 26, 1899 as ''Surf City''

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|area_rank                = 468th of 565 in state<br>20th of 33 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=LWD2020/>
|population_total         = 1243
|population_rank          = 523rd of 565 in state<br>27th of 33 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 08008 – [[Beach Haven, New Jersey|Beach Haven]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=surf%20city&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Surf City, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=2&postalCode=08008 Look Up a ZIP Code for 08008], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 609|609]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Surf+City Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Surf City, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 3402971640<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0885413<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://surfcitynj.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Surf City''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] situated on the [[Jersey Shore]] in southern [[Ocean County, New Jersey|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 United States census|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 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 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, New Jersey|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. [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. 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>[http://lbi.net/communities/Surf_City/history.asp 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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-hEWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA52 ''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 House|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, New Jersey|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, New Jersey|Long Branch]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]].<ref>Lloyd, pg. 32.</ref><ref>Africano, Lilian; and Africano, Nina. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yzaJyiESPqkC&pg=PA12 ''Jersey Shore''], p. 12. [[Globe Pequot Press]], 2004. {{ISBN|9780762730032}}. 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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.74 square miles (1.93&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.58 square miles (1.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (43.94%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is located {{cvt|57|miles}} east-southeast of [[Philadelphia]] and {{cvt|71|miles}} south of [[New York City]]. Surf City is also {{cvt|60|miles}} from the capitol of New Jersey, [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]].

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of [[Long Beach Township, New Jersey|Long Beach Township]], [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]] and [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]].<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720151/touches.html Areas touching Surf City], MapIt. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/ocean-county/ Ocean County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 6, 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>

==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 {{convert|32.0|F}}, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above {{convert|50.0|F}}, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above {{convert|71.6|F}} 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 {{convert|95.0|F}}. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with [[wind chill]] values below {{convert|0.0|F}}. The [[plant hardiness zone]] at Surf City Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{convert|3.7|F}}.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |access-date=August 5, 2019 |title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is {{cvt|12|to|18|in|cm}} and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in [[nor'easter]] activity.

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| location = Surf City Beach, NJ (1981–2010 Averages)
| Jan high F  = 	40.2
| Feb high F  = 	42.5
| Mar high F  = 	49.2
| Apr high F  = 	57.8
| May high F  = 	68.1
| Jun high F  = 	77.2
| Jul high F  = 	82.7
| Aug high F  = 	81.5
| Sep high F  = 	75.6
| Oct high F  = 	65.0
| Nov high F  = 	55.0
| Dec high F  = 	45.2
| year high F = 	61.8
| Jan mean F  = 	33.1
| Feb mean F  = 	35.2
| Mar mean F  = 	41.5
| Apr mean F  = 	50.3
| May mean F  = 	60.3
| Jun mean F  = 	69.6
| Jul mean F  = 	75.3
| Aug mean F  = 	74.2
| Sep mean F  = 	67.9
| Oct mean F  = 	56.8
| Nov mean F  = 	47.5
| Dec mean F  = 	37.9
| year mean F = 	54.2
| Jan low F  = 	25.9
| Feb low F  = 	27.9
| Mar low F  = 	33.9
| Apr low F  = 	42.8
| May low F  = 	52.4
| Jun low F  = 	62.0
| Jul low F  = 	68.0
| Aug low F  = 	67.0
| Sep low F  = 	60.2
| Oct low F  = 	48.6
| Nov low F  = 	39.9
| Dec low F  = 	30.6
| year low F = 	46.7
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| Jan precipitation inch  = 	3.35
| Feb precipitation inch  = 	3.01
| Mar precipitation inch  = 	4.11
| Apr precipitation inch  = 	3.62
| May precipitation inch  = 	3.13
| Jun precipitation inch  = 	3.03
| Jul precipitation inch  = 	3.97
| Aug precipitation inch  = 	4.24
| Sep precipitation inch  = 	3.12
| Oct precipitation inch  = 	3.54
| Nov precipitation inch  = 	3.19
| Dec precipitation inch  = 	3.59
| year precipitation inch = 	41.90
| humidity colour = green
| Jan humidity    =	66.6
| Feb humidity    =	64.7
| Mar humidity    =	63.2
| Apr humidity    =	64.3
| May humidity    =	67.3
| Jun humidity    =	71.6
| Jul humidity    =	70.9
| Aug humidity    =	72.5
| Sep humidity    =	71.1
| Oct humidity    =	69.9
| Nov humidity    =	68.6
| Dec humidity    =	67.5
| year humidity   =	68.2
| Jan dew point F =	23.2
| Feb dew point F =	24.5
| Mar dew point F =	29.9
| Apr dew point F =	38.7
| May dew point F =	49.4
| Jun dew point F =	60.0
| Jul dew point F =	65.2
| Aug dew point F =	64.8
| Sep dew point F =	58.2
| Oct dew point F =	47.1
| Nov dew point F =	37.7
| Dec dew point F =	28.1
| year dew point F =	44.0
|source 1 = PRISM<ref name=prism>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Time Series Values for Individual Locations], PRISM Climate Group [[Oregon State University]]. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>}}

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| location = Atlantic City, NJ Ocean Water Temperature (25 SW Surf City)
| Jan mean F  = 	37
| Feb mean F  = 	35
| Mar mean F  = 	42
| Apr mean F  = 	48
| May mean F  = 	56
| Jun mean F  = 	63
| Jul mean F  = 	70
| Aug mean F  = 	73
| Sep mean F  = 	70
| Oct mean F  = 	61
| Nov mean F  = 	53
| Dec mean F  = 	44
| year mean F = 	54
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>[https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>}}

==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">[https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39 U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)], Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=    9
|1910=   40
|1920=   43
|1930=   76
|1940=  129
|1950=  291
|1960=  419
|1970= 1129
|1980= 1571
|1990= 1375
|2000= 1442
|2010= 1205
|2020= 1243
| estimate=1288
| 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><br>1900–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popoce_04.htm Population Data for Ocean County Municipalities, 1850 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref> 1900–1920<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 August 30, 2013.</ref><br>1900–1910<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 January 2, 2013.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 718. Accessed January 2, 2013.</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/DPDP1/0600000US3402971640 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Surf City borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212113146/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402971640 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_oce/surfcity1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Surf City borough]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</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>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,205 people, 622 households, and 366 families in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,616.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,566 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,442.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 95.52% (1,151) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.33% (16) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.00% (0) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.58% (7) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.33% (4) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.41% (17) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 0.83% (10) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|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 adjustment|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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402971640 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Surf City borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095441/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402971640 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[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 {{convert|1,990.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,621 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,617.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.42% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.94% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603471640.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Surf City borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222145321/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603471640.pdf |date=February 22, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402971640 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092340/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402971640 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[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 [[Marriage|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>[http://scyc-nj.org/scyc/ 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>[http://www.surfcitybeachpatrol.com/ Home page], Surf City Beach Patrol. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Surf City is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|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>[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 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 [[veto override|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. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the mayor of Surf City Borough is [[Republican Party (United States)|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|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, NJ|Tinton Falls]] mayor Vito Perillo in 2025, Hodgson is currently the oldest incumbent mayor in New Jersey at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Political dynasties in a tiny Long Beach Island town |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/political-dynasties-in-a-tiny-long-beach-island-town/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=America's oldest mayor dies at 100 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/americas-oldest-mayor-dies-at-100/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=23 February 2025}}</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>[https://surfcitynj.org/government/ Government], Borough of Surf City. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://surfcitynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SC2018BUDGET.intro_.pdf 2018 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Surf City. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=236 Borough of Surf City], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed September 4, 2022.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2022 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated August 25, 2022. Accessed September 1, 2022.</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><ref name=Ocean2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/106715/web.264614/#/summary 2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated December 2, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><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> 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>{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Political dynasties in a tiny Long Beach Island town |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/political-dynasties-in-a-tiny-long-beach-island-town/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=1 December 2023}}</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. [https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/mcmenamin-appointed-to-surf-city-borough-council/ "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. [https://thesandpaper.villagesoup.com/p/francis-hodgson-takes-over-as-mayor-of-surf-city-after-serving-46-years-on-council/1467474 "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>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/64650/Web02/#/ 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>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf 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>[https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref>

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===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 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 433 (42.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 427 (41.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<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 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>[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=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|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 [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 59.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|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>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 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 [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|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>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
!Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.8%''' ''493''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.2%  ''422''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.0% ''15''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''504''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.4%  ''413''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''11''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.4%''' ''440''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.4% ''315''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.2% ''25''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.8%''' ''402''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8%  ''246''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''2''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 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;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.9%''' ''485''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.5%  ''299''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''8''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf 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;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.8%''' ''511''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0%   ''320''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.4% ''5''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|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>{{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 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>[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=October 17, 2012 }}, [[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, New Jersey|Barnegat Light]], [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey|Harvey Cedars]], [[Long Beach Township, New Jersey|Long Beach Township]] and [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]].<ref name=DataBook/><ref>LAN Associates. [http://lbisd.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/475044/File/Study/2000402_Report.pdf Study of School Consolidation Long Beach Island, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927220734/http://lbisd.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/475044/File/Study/2000402_Report.pdf |date=2013-09-27 }}, 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>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=32c838feaa2f45539975a6d37caaabfd 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 [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 7.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408910&DistrictID=3408910 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>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408910 School Data for the Long Beach Island School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 1, 2019.</ref>) are 
Ethel Jacobsen School<ref>[https://www.lbischools.org/domain/17 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>[https://www.lbischools.org/domain/18 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>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/edccc918-3b07-4550-b248-edc5434cdafe.pdf#page=45 ''Public Schools Directory 2020–2022''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2760 School Performance Reports for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2760 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>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf 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>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/21/2760.pdf#page=59 ''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>[https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/four-on-ballot-for-lbi-school-board/ "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 grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s 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, New Jersey|Beach Haven]] and [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]], as well as students from [[Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean Township]] (including its [[Waretown, New Jersey|Waretown]] section) who attend as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]].<ref name=DataBook/><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/29/4950/050.html 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>[https://www.srsd.net/AboutUs/ 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 municipalities{{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>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415480 School Data for the Southern Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Southern Regional Middle School<ref>[https://www.srsd.net/MiddleSchool/ 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>[https://www.srsd.net/HighSchool/ Southern Regional High School], Southern Regional School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref> with 1,975 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/4950 School Performance Reports for the Southern Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4950 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, New Jersey|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|thumb|right|Northbound County Route 607 (Long Beach Boulevard) in Surf City]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{cvt|16.97|mi}} of roadways, of which {{cvt|15.30|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{cvt|1.67|mi}} by Ocean County.<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>

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways serve Surf City. The main road serving the borough is [[County Route 607 (Ocean County, New Jersey)|County Route 607]] (Long Beach Boulevard).<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/15000607__-.pdf#page=4 Ocean County Route 607 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2011. Accessed February 13, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Ocean.pdf 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>[http://www.transportazumah.com/TAZ10 Route TAZ10], TransportAzumah. Accessed March 10, 2015.</ref>

Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC9 Long Beach Island 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 12, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/ReferenceGuide.pdf#page=9 Ocean Ride Rider's Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627011911/http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/ReferenceGuide.pdf#page=9 |date=June 27, 2015 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed August 12, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/TransitMap.pdf Ocean County Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205314/http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/TransitMap.pdf |date=September 23, 2015 }}, [[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, New Jersey|Barnegat Light]], [[Loveladies, New Jersey|Loveladies]], [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey|Harvey Cedars]], [[North Beach, New Jersey|North Beach]], Surf City, [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]], [[Long Beach Township, New Jersey|Long Beach Township]], [[Beach Haven, New Jersey|Beach Haven]] and [[Holgate, New Jersey|Holgate]].<ref>[http://www.barnegatlight.org/Shuttle.pdf 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==
{{Category see also|People from Surf City, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Surf City include:

* [[Francis L. Bodine]] (1936–2023), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1994 to 2008<ref>[https://www.lewisfuneralhomemoorestown.com/obituaries/Francis-Bodine-2/#!/Obituary 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 [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th Legislative District]] since 2008, when he succeeded his father<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148078806/ "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 [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th Legislative District]], and served for nearly 50 years as mayor of Surf City, from 1966 to 2015<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080202170532/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/connorl.asp 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. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/s/fyqvg/veteran-legislator-longtime-surf-city-mayor-leonard-t-connors-dies-at-87 & 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>

==References==
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==Sources==
*Lloyd, John Bailey. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RyO5AAAACAAJ ''Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island.''], Down The Shore Publishing and The SandPaper, Inc., 1994. {{ISBN|9780945582175}}.

==External links==
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*[https://surfcitynj.org/ Official web site]
*[https://visitsurfcitylbi.com/ Surf City Tourism Information]
*[https://welcometolbi.com/lbi-towns/surf-city-nj/ Surf City Borough municipal information]
*[http://www.surfcitybeachpatrol.com Surf City Beach Patrol Home Page]
*[http://www.lbischools.org Long Beach Island School District]
*{{NJReportCard|29|2760|0|Long Beach Island School District}}
*[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408910 School Data for the Long Beach Island School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[http://www.srsd.net/ Southern Regional School District]
*[http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org/Branches/LBI/lbi.htm Long Beach Island Branch (Surf City) of Ocean County Library]

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