Toms River, NJ Shul Map

Toms River, NJ has 30 shuls on ShulMap in Lakewood, NJ: Chabad of Toms River, Congregation Techelet Mordechai, Khal Zichron Yechezkel, Khal Adas Yeshurim, Oihev Yisroel, Ohr Yemin, Khal Toms River, Kahal Bais Yeshaya, Bais Medrash Mackenzie, Belz (Toms River), Bnei Yissachar, Cong. Emek Tefillah Hornisteipl, Eagle Point Shul, Grande River Shtibel, Heichel Elimelech Dinev, K'hal Nesivos Mordichai (Rabbi Gifter), Khal Anshei Walden Woods, Khal Dlandings, Khal M'kadshai Hashem Neimark, Khal South Whitesville, Khal Weatherly, Kollel Ohel Rachel Of Eagle Point, Kollel Ohr Yisroel, Kollel Oros Chaim Vemoshe, Liberty Village Shul - Ohr Yitzchok Dovid, Mapleshade Shul, Mulberry Shteibel, Saratoga Shteibel, Bais Medrash Ateres Tzvi Zidichov (בית המדרש עטרת צבי - זידיטשוב), Kehal Tiferes Eliezer (קהל תפארת אליעזר).

Lakewood's southern expansion — the North Dover section of a large shore township, where young families buy more house for less money and a shul opens in a development almost as fast as the development fills.

Yes — shul is the traditional term for synagogue, and Toms River, NJ has 30 Orthodox synagogues listed on ShulMap, each mapped with the kosher amenities and housing around it.

Toms River is a large shore township of roughly 100,000 residents, and its Orthodox community is concentrated almost entirely in the North Dover section. That community is recent and growing quickly — largely Lakewood families moving south for housing — and has expanded over the last decade to support a dozen or more minyanim of its own. These figures are estimates.

Toms River is in Ocean County, New Jersey — the same county as Lakewood, roughly ten miles to its north. The Orthodox community is concentrated in the township's northern section, generally referred to as North Dover, which is the part closest to the Lakewood line.

Almost entirely in North Dover, the northern section of the township along and around Old Freehold Road and Vermont Avenue, in the 08755 zip code. Toms River is a very large township that runs all the way to Barnegat Bay, and the southern and eastern parts have essentially no Orthodox population. If you are searching listings, search North Dover and 08755 rather than Toms River generally.

The same reason they move to Jackson: housing. North Dover offers larger homes and lots at prices below Lakewood, while staying close enough that Lakewood's yeshivas, shopping and institutions remain part of daily life. The community has grown quickly enough over the last decade to support a dozen or more minyanim of its own.

Yes. A federal judge ruled in favour of Congregation Bais Brucha in its lawsuit against Toms River Township, finding that the township had pursued a discriminatory campaign to hinder the growth of the local Orthodox community through its land-use rules. The ruling cleared the way for the shul to build in North Dover. Ask current questions about the zoning status of any property and of the shul you intend to rely on.

ShulMap does not map an eruv boundary in Toms River. Arrangements here are maintained locally and coverage varies by section of the township. Confirm current status with the shul you daven in or with your own rav before carrying on Shabbos.

The US Census median home value for ZIP 08755, which covers Toms River, NJ, is $389,600 (American Community Survey, 2020–2024, as valued by owners), and 18% of households there rent. That is a ZIP-wide figure, and asking prices today usually run higher — on ShulMap Toms River, NJ sits in the $–$$ band relative to nearby communities.

Use the apartment and home search on this page to see current listings in Toms River, NJ. Walking distances to shuls are approximate — confirm what's comfortable for your family.