[19] Pine Beach was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1925, from portions of Berkeley Township.

[1][2] The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Beachwood and Berkeley Township.

[21][22][23] The borough is one of 11 municipalities in Ocean County that are part of the Toms River watershed.

[24] The 2010 United States census counted 2,127 people, 818 households, and 617 families in the borough.

[31] As of the 2000 United States census[14] there were 1,950 people, 767 households, and 558 families residing in the borough.

[5] The borough form of government used by Pine Beach is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[33][34] As of 2022[update], the mayor of the Borough of Pine Beach is Republican Lawrence W. Cuneo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.

[42][43][44] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith (R, Manchester Township).

[54][55][56] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light),[57][58] Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy (R, 2025; Toms River)[59][60] and Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2028, Beachwood).

[64] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 75.6% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 97.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).

[77] Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the Toms River Regional Schools, a regional public school district based in Toms River Township that also includes student from the boroughs of Beachwood, Pine Beach and South Toms River, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.

[80] Admiral Farragut Academy, which was established in 1933, operated until 1994, when its campus in Pine Beach was closed due to financial difficulties.

[82] One side of U.S. Route 9 (Atlantic City Boulevard) travels along the borough's border with Berkeley Township.