Beach badges are required from mid-June though Labor Day.

Beach badge fees:

Pre-season (purchased or reserved before May 31)...$25.00

Seasonal (beginning June 1)...$30.00

Weekly badges...$15.00

Badges are not required for children under 12 or seniors 65 and older. They may be purchased at Borough Hall.

Surfing area: Between North First and North Third Streets.

Fishing beach: From North Twenty-third to North Twenty-fifth Street.

Bay beach bathing area: Near Fifteenth Street and Barnegat Avenue.

Parking is along Long Beach Boulevard and designated side streets. Two handicap parking spaces are located at the ocean side of each street end. Beaches are accessible at each street end. A public restroom is located at the municipal building on Ninth Street. There is no bath house in the area. No alcohol or pets are permitted on the beaches.

Outdoor Recreation:

Basketball courts and playground near Division Avenue and South First Street.

Tennis courts and softball diamond near Pearl Street and Bay Avenue.

Borough Hall

Ninth Street & Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, N.J. 08008

Telephone: 609-494-3064

Important Numbers:

Police – Fire – Medical Emergency: 911

Police: non-emergency: 609-494-8121

Borough Clerk: 609-494-3064

The Churches of Long Beach Island
(all telephone numbers are area code 609)

Christian Science Society
10th Street & Barnegat Avenue
Ship Bottom, NJ
(494-6166)

First United Methodist Church
New Jersey & Beach Avenues
Beach Haven Terrace
(492-8088)

Grace Calvary Church (Independent)
19th Street & Long Beach Blvd.
Ship Bottom, NJ
(494-7777)

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church
Marine Street between Atlantic and Beach Avenues
Beach Haven, NJ
(492-7571)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (E.L.C.A.)
5802 Long Beach Blvd.
Brant Beach, NJ
(494-6888; Pastor's number: 494-8045)

Island Baptist Church
Third Street
Beach Haven, NJ
(492-7584)

Jewish Community Center of LBI
24th Street & Long Beach Blvd.
Spray Beach, NJ
(492-4090)

Kynett United Methodist Church            
Centre Street & Beach Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ
(492-0421)

New Life Assembly of God Church
203 16th Street
Ship Bottom, NJ
(361-9373)

St. Clare's Church (Roman Catholic)
Long Beach Blvd.
Loveladies, NJ
(494-8813)

St. Francis of Assisi Church (Roman Catholic)
47th Street & Long Beach Blvd.
Brant Beach, NJ
(494-8813)

Saint Peter's at the Light  (Episcopal)
7th Street and Central Avenue
Barnegat Light, NJ
494-2398

St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Roman Catholic)
2nd Street & Atlantic Avenue
Beach Haven
(494-8813)

St. Thomas of Villanova Church (Roman Catholic)
13th Street & Long Beach Blvd.
Surf City, NJ
(494-8813)

Spray Beach Chapel (Non-Denominational)
Beach Avenue between 23rd & 24th Streets
Spray Beach, NJ
(492-2040)

The United Church of Surf City (Non-Denominational)
7th Street & Central Avenue
Surf City, NJ
(494-5351)

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (E.L.C.A.)
18th Street & Central Avenue
Barnegat Light, NJ
(494-2890) Phone and Fax