West Long Branch, New Jersey
West Long Branch, New Jersey | |
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Location of West Long Branch in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of West Long Branch, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′16″N 74°01′12″W / 40.287904°N 74.020019°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 5, 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Janet W. Tucci (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Jason W. Gonter |
| • Municipal clerk | Carolina Santos |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2) |
| • Land | 2.86 sq mi (7.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 1.25% |
| • Rank | 342nd of 565 in state 23rd of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,587 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,555 |
| • Rank | 279th of 565 in state 22nd of 53 in county |
| • Density | 3,006.7/sq mi (1,160.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 217th of 565 in state 25th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07764 |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 (cell) |
| FIPS code | 3402579310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885437 |
| Website | www |
West Long Branch is a borough situated within the Jersey Shore region, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,587, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 490 (+6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,097, which in turn reflected a decline of 161 (−1.9%) from the 8,258 counted in the 2000 census. West Long Branch is the home of Monmouth University.