ZIP 08756 is served primarily by Ocean County, NJ — including Lakewood. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Ocean County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 517 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 256 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 255 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 222 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 170 | 5.9% |
50 cities sit in Ocean County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 133,875 | 1,087 | 80 | A |
| 2 | Toms River | 95,997 | 674 | 40 | B+ |
| 3 | Brick | 74,230 | 14 | 0 | A+ |
| 4 | Jackson | 58,793 | 627 | 57 | B |
| 5 | Manchester | 45,206 | 66 | 8 | A+ |
| 6 | Berkeley | 43,846 | 9 | 5 | A- |
| 7 | Stafford | 28,917 | 157 | 4 | A |
| 8 | Lacey | 28,879 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | Barnegat | 24,295 | 61 | 14 | A |
| 10 | Little Egg Harbor | 20,901 | 29 | 5 | A+ |
| 11 | Point Pleasant | 19,024 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 12 | Ocean Acres | 18,229 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Holiday City-Berkeley | 12,639 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Beachwood | 10,933 | 29 | 5 | A |
| 15 | Pine Lake Park | 9,711 | 2 | 0 | A- |
| 16 | Crestwood Village | 8,479 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Plumsted | 8,211 | 17 | 6 | A+ |
| 18 | Mystic Island | 7,635 | 3 | 1 | A+ |
| 19 | Leisure Village | 5,866 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Forked River | 5,003 | 91 | 4 | C+ |
| 21 | Beach Haven West | 4,920 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Point Pleasant Beach | 4,786 | 5 | 4 | A+ |
| 23 | Leisure Village East | 4,653 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Holiday City South | 4,412 | 14 | 0 | A+ |
| 25 | Leisure Village West | 3,817 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 26 | South Toms River | 3,662 | 12 | 0 | A+ |
| 27 | Tuckerton | 3,582 | 19 | 5 | A |
| 28 | Long Beach | 3,135 | 36 | 3 | B+ |
| 29 | Pine Ridge at Crestwood | 2,674 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Lakehurst | 2,653 | 16 | 0 | A |
| 31 | Leisure Knoll | 2,622 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 32 | Vista Center | 2,457 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Pine Beach | 2,402 | 14 | 0 | A- |
| 34 | Waretown | 2,257 | 16 | 1 | A+ |
| 35 | North Beach Haven | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 36 | Manahawkin | 2,197 | 1 | 0 | C+ |
| 37 | Holiday Heights | 2,049 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 38 | Lavallette | 2,036 | 39 | 0 | B- |
| 39 | Seaside Heights | 2,027 | 0 | 0 | A |
| 40 | Cedar Glen West | 1,990 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 41 | Seaside Park | 1,799 | 0 | 0 | B |
| 42 | Dover Beaches North | 1,696 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Ocean Gate | 1,682 | 11 | 2 | B- |
| 44 | Eagleswood | 1,653 | 6 | 0 | A |
| 45 | New Egypt | 1,552 | 33 | 4 | C |
| 46 | Island Heights | 1,521 | 3 | 0 | A |
| 47 | Dover Beaches South | 1,474 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 48 | Cedar Glen Lakes | 1,461 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 49 | Surf City | 1,325 | 86 | 10 | C |
| 50 | Bay Head | 1,096 | 46 | 5 | C+ |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Ocean County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.