Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Tuckerton, NJ

Tuckerton is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, New Jersey, surrounded by Little Egg Harbor Township but politically independent.

The area that is now Tuckerton was settled in 1698 by families including the Andrews, Falkinburgs, Shourds, Ongs, Willets and Osborns, and Edward Andrews built a cedar-log grist mill on Tuckerton Creek in 1704 that still stands.

The community was earlier known as Andrew Mills, Middle-of-the-Shore, Clamtown, Quakertown and Fishtown before residents officially changed its name to Tuckerton at a feast hosted by Ebenezer Tucker in March 1789.

Tuckerton became a Port of Entry of the United States, with Ebenezer Tucker appointed customs collector under a commission dated March 21, 1791, signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1901, from portions of Little Egg Harbor Township, and its first mayor was Frank R. Austin.

As of the 2020 census, Tuckerton's population was 3,577 — its highest decennial count ever — in 1,574 households.

Tuckerton is home to the Tuckerton Seaport, a working maritime museum and village that opened in 2000 and includes a re-created Tucker's Island lighthouse; the original island resort, probably New Jersey's first summer resort, was wiped away by storms and now lies underwater.

In 1816 Isaac Jenkins established the first stage line between Tuckerton and Philadelphia, a trip that initially took two days of travel each way, and the Tuckerton Railroad arrived in 1871.

Tuckerton and neighboring Little Egg Harbor Township share ZIP code 08087 and the Pinelands Regional School District for grades seven through twelve.

The borough covers 3.81 square miles and has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.