Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

See also: Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Borough
The boardwalk fronting Point Pleasant Beach
The boardwalk fronting Point Pleasant Beach
Official seal of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Location of Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach is located in Ocean County, New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach
Location in Ocean County
Point Pleasant Beach is located in New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach
Location in New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach is located in the United States
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°05′33″N 74°02′43″W / 40.092566°N 74.045173°W / 40.092566; -74.045173[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Ocean
IncorporatedMay 18, 1886
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorDouglas Vitale (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4]
 • AdministratorChristine Riehl[5]
 • Municipal clerkEileen A. Farrell[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
 • Land1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)  18.22%
 • Rank429th of 565 in state
19th of 33 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • Total
4,766
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
4,897
 • Rank386th of 565 in state
15th of 33 in county[12]
 • Density3,347.8/sq mi (1,292.6/km2)
  • Rank202nd of 565 in state
7th of 33 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08742[13][14]
Area code(s)732[15]
FIPS code3402959910[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID885358[1][18]
Websitewww.pointpleasantbeach.org
Nightlife at Jenkinson's Boardwalk

Point Pleasant Beach is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, and the northernmost community directly facing the Atlantic Ocean within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies at the northern end of the Barnegat Peninsula, which serves as a barrier island separating Barnegat Bay from the open Atlantic Ocean. The borough's name is derived from its location.[19]

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,766,[10] an increase of 101 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,665,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 649 (−12.2%) from the 5,314 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Point Pleasant Beach was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 18, 1886, from portions of Brick Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed the previous day.[23] Point Pleasant Beach lies immediately to the east of Point Pleasant borough, an entirely separate municipality within Ocean County.

The borough's boardwalk is approximately one mile long, spanning the coastline from the Manasquan Inlet at the north to New Jersey Avenue in the south. The central third of the boardwalk is largely amusement rides, the Jenkinson's Aquarium, the Jenkinsons Arcades, pizza joints, ice cream parlors, games-of-chance and miniature golf courses. There are fees of up to $10 per person age 12 or over to access the various beaches, as well as parking fees of up to $2.50 per hour or more.[24]

The beach was ranked eighth-best in New Jersey in the "2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest" sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.[25]

  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.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Borough Staff, Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. Accessed March 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. Accessed April 28, 2023.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Point Pleasant Beach, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 31, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.
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  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Visitors, Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. Accessed September 6, 2020.
  25. ^ Urgo, Jacqueline. "Sandy laurels for South Jersey; Seven of the Top 10 N.J. beaches are in Cape May County", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 23, 2008. Accessed January 26, 2015. "Neighboring Wildwood Crest came in second, followed by Ocean City, North Wildwood, Cape May, Asbury Park in Monmouth County, Avalon, Point Pleasant Beach in northern Ocean County, Beach Haven in southern Ocean County and Stone Harbor."