Map of Toms River, United States

Toms River is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 88,791. It lies at 39.9537°N, 74.1979°W, about 6 m above sea level. Toms River is about 271 km (168 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lakewood, 16 km to the north.

Toms River at a glance

Where is Toms River?

• The 7th largest city in New Jersey on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Toms River

• Lakewood — 16 km north
• Marlboro — 40 km north
• Middletown — 49 km north
• Trenton — 55 km northwest
• East Brunswick — 56 km north
• Sayreville — 58 km north
• Levittown — 58 km northwest
• Mount Laurel — 59 km west
• Jackson — 60 km west
• Perth Amboy — 62 km north

Largest cities in New Jersey

• Newark — 281,944
• Jersey City — 264,290
• Paterson — 147,754
• Elizabeth — 129,007
• Edison — 102,548
• Trenton — 89,620
• Clifton — 86,334
• Camden — 76,119
• Passaic — 71,085
• Cherry Hill — 70,475

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.