Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 915.40 square miles (2,370.9 km2), the largest county in New Jersey, of which 628.78 square miles (1,628.5 km2) is land and 286.62 square miles (742.3 km2) (31.31%) is water.
Much of the county is flat and coastal, with many beaches. The highest point is one of three unnamed hills (one in Jackson Township, the other two in Plumsted Township) that reach at least 230 feet (70 m) in elevation. The lowest elevation in the county is sea level.
It is also home to many popular beaches such as Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light.
Read more about this topic: Ocean County, New Jersey
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