West Tuckerton, New Jersey

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West Tuckerton, New Jersey
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West Tuckerton, New Jersey
West Tuckerton's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey)
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West Tuckerton, New Jersey
West Tuckerton, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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West Tuckerton, New Jersey
West Tuckerton, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°36′05″N74°21′13″W / 39.60139°N 74.35361°W / 39.60139; -74.35361
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Ocean
Township Little Egg Harbor
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
ZIP Code
08087
GNIS feature ID0881732 [1]

West Tuckerton is an unincorporated community located within Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] It is commonly mistaken as part of Tuckerton Borough, which it borders. West Tuckerton is usually defined as Little Egg Harbor's "town center", but the boundaries extend all the way to the Bay and contains many subdivisions that are not normally considered part of West Tuckerton and usually mistaken to be part of neighboring Mystic Island.

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References

  1. "West Tuckerton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.