Neptune City, New Jersey
Neptune City, New Jersey | |
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| Borough of Neptune City | |
Center of Neptune City along Sylvania Avenue | |
Location of Neptune City in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Neptune City, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′02″N 74°01′58″W / 40.200539°N 74.032896°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | October 4, 1881 |
| Named after | Neptune, Roman water deity |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Rachel McGreevy (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Al Jardine |
| • Municipal clerk | Corinne Dicorcia Williams |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2) |
| • Land | 0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 516th of 565 in state 43rd of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,626 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,581 |
| • Rank | 391st of 565 in state 34th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 5,162.1/sq mi (1,993.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 111th of 565 in state 12th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07753 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402549920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885315 |
| Website | www |
Neptune City is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,626, a decrease of 244 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 4,869, which in turn reflected a decline of 349 (−6.7%) from the 5,218 counted in the 2000 census.
The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881, based on a referendum held on March 19, 1881. The boundaries included all of present-day Neptune City, along with what is now Avon-by-the-Sea and the southern portion of Bradley Beach. On March 23, 1900, a bill approved in the New Jersey Legislature created the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea. On March 13, 1907, the eastern portion of Neptune City was annexed to the Borough of Bradley Beach. The borough was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
The earliest borough hall was erected in 1902 at the northwest corner of Evergreen Avenue and Railroad Avenue (now Memorial Drive).