Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Tinton Falls, New Jersey | |
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Map of Tinton Falls in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Tinton Falls, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′59″N 74°05′46″W / 40.266265°N 74.09613°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | August 15, 1950 as New Shrewsbury |
| Renamed | 1975 as Tinton Falls |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Risa Clay |
| • Administrator | Charles W. Terefenko |
| • Municipal clerk | Michelle Hutchinson |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.61 sq mi (40.42 km2) |
| • Land | 15.48 sq mi (40.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.83% |
| • Rank | 173rd of 565 in state 12th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,181 |
• Estimate (2023) | 19,354 |
| • Rank | 144th of 565 in state 12th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,239.5/sq mi (478.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 357th of 565 in state 44th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402573020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885419 |
| Website | www |
Tinton Falls is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the Jersey Shore region, the borough is a commercial hub of Central Jersey (it is the site of the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets and different corporate headquarters) and is an established bedroom suburb of New York City, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 19,181, an increase of 1,289 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 17,892, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,839 (+18.9%) from the 15,053 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough was formed as New Shrewsbury by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on August 15, 1950, based on the results of a referendum held on July 18, 1950, after breaking away from Shrewsbury Township. It was renamed "Tinton Falls" in 1975, to avoid postal errors. The name came from Lewis Morris's plantation, Tinton Manor (which employed free white workers and slaves) as it featured a gristmill, making it one of New Jersey's earliest bustling mill towns. The borough is home to the highest waterfall on New Jersey's coastal plain, from which the aforementioned mill generated power.