Bay Head is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 930, a decrease of 38 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 968, which in turn reflected a decline of 270 (−21.8%) from the 1,238 counted in the 2000 census. Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, also known as Barnegat Bay Island, a long, narrow barrier island that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Mantoloking, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
Sunrise at Bay Head Beach
Loveland Homestead Museum
Route 35 southbound in Bay Head
Bay Head station, which is the terminus of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line
Ocean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and the southernmost county in the New York metropolitan area. The county borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east and in terms of total area is the state's largest county. Its county seat is Toms River. The county is considered part of the Central Jersey region of the state, though it was not among the four counties explicitly listed as included in Central Jersey as part of legislation signed into law in 2023.
Sunrise at Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island, facing the Atlantic Ocean
The Ocean County Courthouse in Toms River was built in 1851.
Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood is the world's largest yeshiva outside of Israel.
Entering Ocean County on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Little Egg Harbor Township