Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey | |
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Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion | |
Map of Monmouth Beach in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Monmouth Beach, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′09″N 73°59′08″W / 40.335895°N 73.985608°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | David F. Stickle (term ends May 17, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Anthony M. Villane |
| • Municipal clerk | Joyce Escalante |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Water | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) 49.81% |
| • Rank | 406th of 565 in state 30th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,174 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,204 |
| • Rank | 441st of 565 in state 39th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 3,046.1/sq mi (1,176.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 216th of 565 in state 24th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07750 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402547130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885305 |
| Website | www |
Monmouth Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated on the Jersey Shore in Central Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,174, a decrease of 105 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 3,279, which in turn had reflected a decline of 316 (−8.8%) from the 3,595 counted at the 2000 census.
The area was first settled in 1668 and grew into a community with the arrival of the Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad. Many early residents were professional fishermen with Norwegian backgrounds.
Monmouth Beach was incorporated from portions of Ocean Township as a borough on March 9, 1906, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature.
In 2023, the average home price according to Zillow was $974,409, which was up by 1.4% from the previous year.