Local Town Names
With 564 municipalities, its hard enough to keep names straight, but there are also local names (or portions of municipalities). Below is a list of the local town names, their official municipality name, and their county. Click a letter below to find your local town name.
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| Local Name | Legal Name | County |
| Aberdeen Township | Aberdeen Township | Monmouth |
| Abertown | Sandyston Township | Sussex |
| Absecon | Absecon City | Atlantic |
| Absecon | Galloway Township | Atlantic |
| Absecon Highlands | Galloway Township | Atlantic |
| Ackermans Mills | Mahwah Township | Bergen |
| Ackerson | Sparta Township | Sussex |
| Acton | Mannington Township | Salem |
| Adams | North Brunswick Township | Middlesex |
| Adamston | Brick Township | Ocean |
| Adelphia | Howell Township | Monmouth |
| Agasote | Ewing Township | Mercer |
| Airplay | Millstone Township | Monmouth |
| Airport | Atlantic City | Atlantic |
| Akers Corner | Hopewell Township | Mercer |
| Albion | Winslow Township | Camden |
| Albion Place | Clifton City | Passaic |
| Aldene | Roselle Borough | Union |
| Alder Cove | Lower Alloways Creek Township | Salem |
| Aldine | Alloway Township | Salem |
| Alexandria Township | Alexandria Township | Hunterdon |
| Algers Mill | Wall Township | Monmouth |
| Allaire | Wall Township | Monmouth |
| Allaire State Park | Wall Township | Monmouth |
| Allamuchy | Allamuchy Township | Warren |
| Allamuchy Township | Allamuchy Township | Warren |
| Allendale | Allendale Borough | Bergen |
| Allenhurst | Allenhurst Borough | Monmouth |
| Allens | Robbinsville Township | Mercer |
| Allens Bridge | Bass River Township | Burlington |
| Allens Corner | Franklin Township | Hunterdon |
| Allens Mills | Harmony Township | Warren |
| Allens Station | Robbinsville Township | Mercer |
| Allentown | Allentown Borough | Monmouth |
| Allenwood | Wall Township | Monmouth |
| Allerton | Clinton Township | Hunterdon |
| Alliance | Pittsgrove Township | Salem |
| Alligator, The | Jackson Township | Ocean |
| Alloway | Alloway Township | Salem |
| Alloway Junction | Alloway Township | Salem |
| Alloway Township | Alloway Township | Salem |
| Allwood | Clifton City | Passaic |
| Almonesson | Deptford Township | Gloucester |
| Alpha | Alpha Borough | Warren |
| Alphano | Allamuchy Township | Warren |
| Alpine | Alpine Borough | Bergen |
| Alton | Scotch Plains Township | Union |
| Amatol | Mullica Township | Atlantic |
| Amon Heights | Pennsauken Township | Camden |
| Ampere | East Orange City | Essex |
| Amsterdam | Holland Township | Hunterdon |
| Amwell | Montgomery Township | Somerset |
| Ancora | Winslow Township | Camden |
| Anderson | Mansfield Township | Warren |
| Andover | Andover Borough | Sussex |
| Andover Furnace | Phillipsburg Town | Warren |
| Andover Township | Andover Township | Sussex |
| Andrew Point | Toms River Township | Ocean |
| Andrews | Toms River Township | Ocean |
| Angelsea | North Wildwood City | Cape May |
| Annandale | Clinton Township | Hunterdon |
| Anthony | Lebanon Township | Hunterdon |
| Anthonystown | Shrewsbury Township | Monmouth |
| Apgars Corner | Tewksbury Township | Hunterdon |
| Apple Pie Hill | Tabernacle Township | Burlington |
| Applegarth | Monroe Township | Middlesex |
| Apshawa | West Milford Township | Passaic |
| Aqueduct | Plainsboro Township | Middlesex |
| Arbor | Piscataway Township | Middlesex |
| Archers Corner | Jackson Township | Ocean |
| Archertown | Plumsted Township | Ocean |
| Arcola | Paramus Borough | Bergen |
| Ardena | Howell Township | Monmouth |
| Arlington | Kearny Town | Hudson |
| Armstrong | Frankford Township | Sussex |
| Arneys Mount | Springfield Township | Burlington |
| Arnold Point | Lower Alloways Creek Township | Salem |
| Arneytown | North Hanover Township | Burlington |
| Arrowhead Lake | Denville Township | Morris |
| Asbury | Franklin Township | Warren |
| Asbury | Woolwich Township | Gloucester |
| Asbury Park | Asbury Park City | Monmouth |
| Aserdaten | Lacey Township | Ocean |
| Ashbrook | Clark Township | Union |
| Ashland | Voorhees Township | Camden |
| Atco | Waterford Township | Camden |
| Atco Lake | Waterford Township | Camden |
| Athenia | Clifton City | Passaic |
| Atlantic Avenue Circle | Wall Township | Monmouth |
| Atlantic City | Atlantic City | Atlantic |
| Atlantic Highlands | Atlantic Highlands Borough | Monmouth |
| Atlantis | Little Egg Harbor Township | Ocean |
| Atsion | Shamong Township | Burlington |
| Auburn | Oldmans Township | Salem |
| Audubon | Audubon Borough | Camden |
| Audubon Park | Audubon Park Borough | Camden |
| Augusta | Frankford Township | Sussex |
| Aura | Elk Township | Gloucester |
| Avalon | Avalon Borough | Cape May |
| Avenel | Woodbridge Township | Middlesex |
| Avis Mills | Pilesgrove Township | Salem |
| Avon | Avon-by-the-Sea Borough | Monmouth |
| Avon Park | South Plainfield Borough | Middlesex |
| Avondale | Nutley Township | Essex |
| Awosting | West Milford Township | Passaic |