Access Lakewood Township Phone Directory

The Lakewood Township phone directory provides contact details for public offices and residents in this growing Ocean County community. Lakewood Township has a population of over 135,000, making it one of the largest townships in New Jersey. You can search the Lakewood Township phone directory to find numbers for the municipal clerk, public works, police, and more. The township clerk handles public records requests and can direct you to any department. Use the tools on this page to search for phone listings in Lakewood Township.

Lakewood Township Phone Directory Contacts

The Lakewood Township Municipal Clerk is the first point of contact for local phone directory requests. The clerk keeps records for every department and serves as the custodian of records under the Open Public Records Act. If you need a phone number for a specific office, call or visit the clerk.

The Ocean County Clerk, John Catalano, oversees property recordings, passport services, and election work for all towns in the county. The main office is at the Ocean County Courthouse, 118 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ 08753. A branch office at 225 4th Street in Lakewood serves residents in the northern part of the county. You can reach that Lakewood branch at (732) 370-8850. This makes the Lakewood Township phone directory easy to access without driving to Toms River.

Note: The Ocean County Clerk maintains multiple office locations across the county for public convenience.

Search Lakewood Phone Listings

Several online tools help you search the Lakewood Township phone directory. The NJ OPRA Portal covers every municipality in New Jersey. You can find the right custodian for Lakewood Township and send a records request in minutes. The portal tracks your request and the seven-day deadline set by law.

The NJ OPRA Portal screenshot below shows the statewide system used to request phone directory listings and other public records from Lakewood Township and Ocean County.

The portal lets you describe what you need in plain language, then formats it as a legal request and sends it to the right office.

For people searches, public records databases pull data from voter rolls, property records, and court filings in Lakewood Township. Many listings include phone numbers, home addresses, and known household members. You can run a search using the tool at the top of this page to find a specific person in the Lakewood Township phone directory. This is useful for finding old friends, checking on new neighbors, or verifying contact information tied to a Lakewood address.

Ocean County Phone Directory for Lakewood

Lakewood Township is part of Ocean County, one of the largest counties in New Jersey by land area. The county clerk's office provides a range of public services that connect to the Lakewood Township phone directory. These include property record searches, business name filings, and voter registration data. The Ocean County Clerk's website is a good starting point for research into county-level records and services.

Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, government records in Ocean County are open for inspection and copying. This includes department phone lists, staff rosters, and internal directories. The law says these records must be readily available. Standard copy fees are $0.05 per letter-size page and $0.07 per legal-size page. Electronic copies sent by email are free. The Ocean County Health Department has its own OPRA custodian at (732) 341-9700 for health-related records.

The county maintains court records, property records, vital records, business records, tax records, and election data. Public terminals are open at the Ocean County Clerk's Office for searching property records and business filings. The Ocean County Law Library also has free terminals for legal research. If you need a phone number for any county department, the main clerk line at (732) 929-2018 can route you.

Note: The Ocean County Courthouse branch in Lakewood at 225 4th Street offers many of the same services as the main Toms River office.

Lakewood Township Directory and OPRA

The Open Public Records Act gives you the right to request phone directory information from Lakewood Township. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5, the municipal clerk must respond within seven business days. You can submit your request in person, by mail, by fax, or through an online portal. The law requires a written request, but it can be as simple as an email to the right address.

Certain records must be provided right away. Under OPRA, budgets, contracts, salary data, and employee overtime records fall into this group. These are called "immediate access records." If you ask for a phone directory that lists public employees and their titles, the clerk should be able to hand it over quickly. Agencies that fail to comply face fines under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-11, starting at $1,000 per violation.

Daniel's Law does apply in Lakewood Township. This means judges, law enforcement, and prosecutors can have their home phone numbers removed from public records. Their office phone numbers at government buildings stay in the Lakewood Township phone directory. If you are a covered person, you can register through the Daniel's Law Portal to protect your personal details.

Find People in Lakewood Township

The Lakewood Township phone directory search tool above can help you find a specific person by name. Public records databases combine data from many sources to build a complete profile. Results often include a current phone number, address history, and other people at the same household.

Data sources for Lakewood Township phone directory results include:

• Ocean County voter registration records
• Property deed and tax records
• NJ Courts public case data
• Business filings from the county clerk
• State motor vehicle records

These are all public records under New Jersey law. Combining them into one search saves time and gives you a more complete picture. The Lakewood Township phone directory is a helpful tool for anyone who lives in or has ties to the area.

Ocean County Phone Directory

Lakewood Township is in Ocean County. The county clerk manages property records, election data, and public archives for every municipality in the county. For more county phone numbers and public records tools, see the Ocean County phone directory page.

View Ocean County Phone Directory