Barnegat Light, New Jersey
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This article is about the municipality. For the lighthouse, see Barnegat Light (disambiguation).
Barnegat Light is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 640,[9] an increase of 66 (+11.5%) from the 2010 census count of 574,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 190 (−24.9%) from the 764 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island and is home to Barnegat Lighthouse.
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Barnegat Light, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.753505°N 74.104953°W / 39.753505; -74.104953[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Ocean |
Incorporated | March 29, 1904 as Barnegat City |
Renamed | November 2, 1948 as Barnegat Light |
Named for | Dutch language "breaker's inlet" |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Kirk O. Larson Sr. (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Brenda L. Kuhn[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2) |
• Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) 30.50% |
• Rank | 487th of 565 in state 22nd of 33 in county[1] |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 640 |
• Estimate (2023)[10] | 652 |
• Rank | 548th of 565 in state 31st of 33 in county[11] |
• Density | 770.3/sq mi (297.4/km2) |
• Rank | 411th of 565 in state 22nd of 33 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area codes | 609 exchanges: 361, 494[14] |
FIPS code | 3402903130[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885148[1][17] |
Website | www |
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Barnegat Light was formed as a borough by the New Jersey Legislature on November 2, 1948, to replace Barnegat City borough, which in turn had been created on March 29, 1904, from portions of Long Beach Township.[21]