Ocean County · Manahawkin, NJ
Notary in Manahawkin, NJ
Sign online from anywhere in Manahawkin, or request a notary at your door. We confirm the visit and the total before anything is booked.
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Fastest way to get this done: notarize online.
Most documents can be signed on a video call with a commissioned New Jersey notary, usually sooner than a visit can be scheduled and with no travel fee. Ask whoever receives the document if they accept it. If they need a notary in the room, an in-person visit is still available.
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Matthew Coleman, NJ Notary Public and NNA Certified Loan Signing Agent. Cranford, NJ. Fee confirmed before your session. Card charged only after it is complete. We aim to confirm within 15 minutes, 7am to 9pm.
Open times
Online notary sessions: see the next opening in the booking form
Mobile visits: confirmed per address.
Manahawkin by the numbers
221 businesses in Manahawkin held an active state license on October 1, 2026, according to the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, mostly under ZIP 08050. Manahawkin is number 3 of 14 listed Ocean County towns by licensed businesses.
- 157 licensed home improvement contractors (71%)
- 22 beauty, nail and skin care shops (10%)
- 14 electrical contractor businesses (6%)
- 4 registered accounting firms (2%)
- 4 architecture firms (2%)
- 4 pharmacies (2%)
With 71% of its licenses held by home improvement contractors, Manahawkin has a lot of renovation work going on. Contracts, change orders and lien releases on bigger jobs are common reasons to call a notary. Across the 14 Ocean County towns on this list, that type is 63% of licenses, so Manahawkin is above the county.
Source: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, licensed facilities with active status, October 1, 2026. Counts go by the town on the license address; percentages are shares of Manahawkin's 221 licenses.
Getting it done in Manahawkin
- Start with the basics: what you're signing, who's signing, and your Manahawkin address.
- We confirm the visit and the total price (visits start at $125 plus state fees) before it's booked, or you book an online session yourself.
- Have a photo ID ready and don't sign beforehand; you sign in front of the notary.
Hospitals in Ocean County
Families near Manahawkin can arrange a bedside signing at:
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We're based in Cranford, NJ, with no office in Manahawkin, so visits are confirmed per address. General information, not legal advice.
FAQ
Common questions
Can a notary come to me in Manahawkin?
We confirm in-person availability for your exact address in Manahawkin before a booking is final, along with the price. If a visit isn't practical, an online session works from home.
Where are deeds from Manahawkin recorded?
With the Ocean County Clerk in Toms River. We can notarize the deed, and our document recording service can file it.
Can I get something notarized online instead?
Yes. Online sessions run on the schedule shown above and start at $50. Ask the office receiving your document whether it accepts an electronic notarization first.
Manahawkin this weekend: Saturday online 7 am to 9 pm, mobile visits 9 am to 5 pm; Sunday online 7 am to 9 pm. See the next opening.
Manahawkin property taxes at a glance (2025)
Manahawkin is part of Stafford Township, so property here is taxed by Stafford Township. Homeowners often need a notary for a deed, a refinance or a tax appeal form. These are the State's own 2025 figures for Stafford Township, Ocean County.
- General tax rate
- 2.623 per $100 of assessed value
- Effective tax rate
- 1.47 (for comparing towns, not for working out a bill)
- Average residential tax bill
- $7,777
- Average residential assessment
- $296,477
- Assessed value as a share of market value
- 51.85%
- Common level range for 2027 appeals
- 84.79% to 114.71%
Source: NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 General Tax Rates and Average Residential Statistics. Where the place sits: NJ Office of Planning Advocacy: Township of Stafford Plan Endorsement Recommendation (August 3, 2022) (checked 2026-11). Your own bill depends on your assessment, deductions and exemptions; check with the Stafford Township tax collector. Estimate a bill or see every Ocean County town.
Recording documents signed in Manahawkin
Deeds, mortgages and other land documents signed in Manahawkin are recorded with the Ocean County Clerk, 118 Washington St, Toms River, NJ 08753, 732-929-2018. Each land document needs its own recording cover sheet under New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5). The clerk's recording page has the current forms and fees. Notarizing and recording are two steps. If you'd rather not make the trip to Toms River, we can record it for you and pass the county fees through at cost.
Source: Ocean County Clerk, checked 2026-11.