Forked River
Forked River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
- Type: Village with 5,240 residents
- Description: census designated place in Lacey Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Forked River (Nueva Jersey)”, “Forked River, New Jersey”, and “Forked River, NJ”
- Postal code: 08731
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lacey Township High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanoka Harbor and Cedar Beach.
Lanoka Harbor
Hamlet
Lanoka Harbor is an unincorporated community located… Lanoka Harbor is situated 2 miles northeast of Forked River.
Cedar Beach
Neighborhood
Berkeley Township is a township in Ocean County… Cedar Beach is situated 3 miles northeast of Forked River.
Waretown
Town
Waretown is an unincorporated community and… Waretown is situated 3½ miles southwest of Forked River.
Forked River
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Lacey Township, Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.83984° or 39° 50′ 23″ north
Longitude
-74.19014° or 74° 11′ 25″ west
Population
5,240
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US FDV
Open location code
87F7RRQ5+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Forked River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فوركيد ريفر”
- Catalan: “Forked River”
- Cebuano: “Forked River”
- Chinese: “福克德河”
- Chinese: “福克德里弗”
- Dutch: “Forked River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فوركيد ريفر”
- French: “Forked River”
- Gilaki: “فؤرکد ريور (نيۊجرسي)”
- Gilaki: “فؤرکد ريور”
- Irish: “Forked River”
- Italian: “Forked River”
- Kazakh: “Форкэд Ривэ”
- Kirghiz: “Форкэд Ривэ”
- Ladin: “Forked River”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Forked River”
- Persian: “فرکد ریور”
- Polish: “Forked River”
- Portuguese: “Forked River”
- Russian: “Форкед Ривер”
- Serbian: “Форкед Ривер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Forked River, New Jersey”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Forked River”
- South Azerbaijani: “فرکد ریور، نیوجرسی”
- Spanish: “Forked River”
- Swedish: “Forked River”
- Tatar: “Форкд-Ривер”
- Ukrainian: “Форкд-Рівер”
- Urdu: “فورکڈ ریور، نیو جرسی”
- Uzbek: “Forked River”
- Volapük: “Forked River”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paradise Point and Cranberry Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ocean County Library Lacey Branch and Forked River Schoolhouse Museum.
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Worth a closer look: Long Beach Island and Point Pleasant.
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