08753 ZIP Code: Toms River, New Jersey
ZIP code 08753 covers Toms River, New Jersey. It sits in Ocean County. Toms River is covered by 5 ZIP codes in total, so 08753 is one delivery area within it rather than the whole city. A ZIP code is a US Postal Service mail route, not a boundary on a map, so it describes where post is delivered rather than an administrative area.
| ZIP code | 08753 |
|---|---|
| Place | Toms River |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County or equivalent | Ocean County |
| ZIP codes covering Toms River | 5 |
| Phone area codes in New Jersey | 10 |
| Country | United States |
ZIP codes near 08753
- 08759 Manchester Townshipabout 2 miles
- 08732 Island Heightsabout 2 miles
- 08741 Pine Beachabout 3 miles
- 08740 Ocean Gateabout 4 miles
- 08755 Toms Riverabout 4 miles
- 08722 Beachwoodabout 4 miles
- 08735 Lavalletteabout 5 miles
- 08721 Bayvilleabout 5 miles
Distances are straight-line, between the approximate centres of each delivery area.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is ZIP code 08753?
ZIP code 08753 is in Toms River, New Jersey, in Ocean County. ZIP codes are mail delivery routes rather than mapped regions, so the code identifies a set of addresses the Postal Service serves together, not a district with fixed borders.
What county is 08753 in?
08753 is in Ocean County, New Jersey. A single ZIP code can straddle a county line, because mail routes were drawn for delivery efficiency and take no notice of county boundaries, so the county shown is the one the code is primarily associated with.
What area code goes with ZIP code 08753?
ZIP codes and telephone area codes are separate systems with different boundaries, so no ZIP code maps to exactly one area code. New Jersey uses 10 geographic area codes: 201, 551, 609, 640, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908 and 973.
How many ZIP codes does Toms River have?
Toms River, New Jersey has 5 ZIP codes in this dataset, of which 08753 is one. Large cities are split across many codes so mail can be sorted by district, and the codes are usually numerically close to each other.
Is 08753 a real ZIP code?
Yes. 08753 appears in the GeoNames postal-code dataset as an active US code assigned to Toms River, New Jersey. Codes that have been retired or never issued do not appear, which is why entering one on this site returns a not-found page rather than a blank record.
Why do ZIP code boundaries look odd on maps?
Because they are not boundaries. A ZIP code is a collection of mail routes, and a route is a line a carrier walks or drives, not an area. Any ZIP code map you have seen is somebody's approximation drawn around the addresses in a code, which is also why two ZIP code maps rarely agree with each other.
Can two addresses in the same ZIP code be in different cities?
Yes, routinely. The Postal Service assigns a preferred city name to each code for addressing purposes, and that name often covers several neighbouring towns, unincorporated areas or a whole postal district. The place shown here is the one the source names for the code, not a claim that every address in it is inside that town's limits.
ZIP code, place, county and location data from GeoNames, used under CC BY 4.0, extracted 2026-08-22. ZIP codes are Postal Service delivery routes, not administrative areas, so a code can cross city and county lines and the place name shown is the one the source records for the code. Coordinates are an approximate centre of the delivery area, not a precise location. Population and time zone are not shown because the source does not publish them.