Lavallette is a borough in Ocean County located on .954 square miles on the Barnegat Peninsula along the Jersey Shore. As of the 2010 Census Lavallette's population was 1,875.
Lavallette is a family resort with nine protected ocean beaches designated for swimming as well as two on the Barnegat Bay. Four of the ocean beaches have specifically designated areas for surfing and surf-fishing. The borough offers tennis, bocce, shuffleboard, basketball and roller blading opportunities on land while Barnegat Bay provides fishing, crabbing, swimming, boating, sailing, windsurfing and other water sports.
Band concerts and Movies on the Bay are held at the Centennial Gazebo and Gardens located at Philadelphia Ave and the Bay Front. Summer evening concerts follow every Sunday night thorough the summer.
Condominiums, and a large selection of homes are available for rent each season. Many types of rentals are available to enjoy the area such as bikes, kayaks and boats. Restaurants, casual dining, pizzerias, delis, department stores, specialty and gift shops provide a fine shopping and dining experience.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lavallette as its 8th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
The Lavallette School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Lavallette Elementary School. Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Point Pleasant Beach High School in Point Pleasant Beach, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District, together with students from Bay Head and Mantoloking.
