ZIP Code 08740

08740 is one of New Jersey's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ocean Gate, Ocean County.

City: Ocean Gate
County: Ocean County
State: New Jersey
Prefix: 087xx

Where this code sits

08740 is part of the 087xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ocean Gate.

Ocean Gate New Jersey ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 08740 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 08740

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 08740.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 08732	1.3 mi	Island Heights, NJ
ZIP code 08721	1.6 mi	Bayville, NJ
ZIP code 08741	1.8 mi	Pine Beach, NJ
ZIP code 08759	2.0 mi	Manchester Township, NJ
ZIP code 08752	3.0 mi	Seaside Park, NJ
ZIP code 08722	3.2 mi	Beachwood, NJ
ZIP code 08751	3.4 mi	Seaside Heights, NJ
ZIP code 08753	3.7 mi	Toms River, NJ

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 08740, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 08740. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.