Deal, New Jersey

Deal, New Jersey
Borough
Seagulls and the pier at Deal Beach
Seagulls and the pier at Deal Beach
Official seal of Deal, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Deal in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Deal in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Deal, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Deal, New Jersey
Deal is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Deal
Deal
Location in Monmouth County
Deal is located in New Jersey
Deal
Deal
Location in New Jersey
Deal is located in the United States
Deal
Deal
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°14′59″N 73°59′51″W / 40.249701°N 73.997458°W / 40.249701; -73.997458[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedMarch 7, 1898
Named forDeal, Kent, England
Government
[5]
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorSamuel M. Cohen (term ends May 16, 2028)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkRonen Neuman (acting)[3]
Area
[6]
 • Total
1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)
 • Land1.18 sq mi (3.07 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)  10.30%
 • Rank470th of 565 in state
41st of 53 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total
900
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
888
 • Rank537th of 565 in state
49th of 53 in county[10]
 • Density760.0/sq mi (293.4/km2)
  • Rank412th of 565 in state
49th of 53 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07723[11][12]
Area code(s)732 exchanges: 517, 531, 660, 663[13]
FIPS code3402516660[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0885194[1][16]
Websitewww.dealborough.com
Typical mansion on Ocean Avenue in Deal

Deal is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community was settled by Europeans in the mid-1660s and named after an English carpenter from Deal, Kent. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 900,[8] an increase of 150 (+20.0%) from the 2010 census count of 750,[17][18] which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−29.9%) from the 1,070 counted in the 2000 census.[19]

Deal is home to a significant population of Orthodox Sephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian origin. As many as 80% of Deal's Jewish population are Sephardi Jews, and the year-round population jumps ten-fold to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.[20][21] In the 2000 census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.[22] Most of the town consisted of homes close to or over one hundred years old in the Victorian and American Foursquare styles.

In 2007, Deal was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 13th most expensive ZIP Code in the nation with a median sale price of $1,825,000.[23] It was also named the 4th most expensive zip code in New Jersey in 2017, with a median sale price of $1,207,500.[24] In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Deal in a tie with 94110 in San Francisco as the 85th most expensive ZIP Code in the country, and second-highest in New Jersey, with a median sales price of $1,500,000.[25] Then again in 2021, it was ranked as the second-most expensive zip code in New Jersey with a typical home value of $2,141,154 [26] In 2022, Deal was ranked as the most expensive zip code in New Jersey, with homes valued at $2,400,000.[27]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Administration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
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  6. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Deal, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  10. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Deal, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Deal, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  14. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "It's a Summer Thing; For Like-Minded New Yorkers, a Season of Separation", The New York Times, May 26, 1996. Accessed May 22, 2015. "The psychiatrists are on Cape Cod, the black professionals are in Azurest on Long Island and the Syrian Jews are in Deal on the Jersey shore.... Nowhere is the closeness of the Syrian Jewish community more evident than in Deal, a sleepy Jersey shore town that swells to 6,000 people in the summer."
  21. ^ Fahim, Kareem. "Sephardic Jews Developed Haven on the Jersey Shore", The New York Times, July 24, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2012. "In the late 1960s, Sephardic Jews who lived in Brooklyn and spent summers in nearby Bradley Beach began buying land in Deal; by 1973, more than 100 families had bought property in the town. By the mid-1990s, thousands of Sephardic Jews were flocking to the town during the summers, and today, local historians estimate, they make up 80 percent of the population."
  22. ^ Syrian Communities, accessed May 28, 2006.
  23. ^ "Most Expensive ZIP Codes: #13 07723", Forbes. Accessed June 4, 2015.
  24. ^ Theiss, Eliza. "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges", PropertyShark, February 15, 2018. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  25. ^ Top Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2019, PropertyShark, November 18, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2019. "Monmouth County contributed New Jersey’s second ultra-pricey zip. At $1,500,000, Deal’s 07723 shared #85 with San, Francisco’s 94110."
  26. ^ https://stacker.com/new-jersey/zip-codes-most-expensive-homes-new-jersey "
  27. ^ "Top 100 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes: 2022 Shatters Last Year's Records with 14 Zip Codes Surpassing $4 Million Median". November 15, 2022.