Tinton Falls, New Jersey

Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Borough
Old Mill at Tinton Falls
Old Mill at Tinton Falls
Official seal of Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Tinton Falls in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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
Census Bureau map of Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Tinton Falls is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls
Location in Monmouth County
Tinton Falls is located in New Jersey
Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls
Location in New Jersey
Tinton Falls is located in the United States
Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°15′59″N 74°05′46″W / 40.266265°N 74.09613°W / 40.266265; -74.09613[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedAugust 15, 1950 as New Shrewsbury
Renamed1975 as Tinton Falls
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorVito Perillo (term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4]
 • AdministratorCharles W. Terefenko[5]
 • Municipal clerkMichelle Hutchinson[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
15.61 sq mi (40.42 km2)
 • Land15.48 sq mi (40.08 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.83%
 • Rank173rd of 565 in state
12th of 53 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total
19,181
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
19,354
 • Rank144th of 565 in state
12th of 53 in county[13]
 • Density1,239.5/sq mi (478.6/km2)
  • Rank357th of 565 in state
44th of 53 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07701 – Red Bank
07712 – Ocean Township
07724 – Eatontown
07753 – Neptune[14][15]
Area code(s)732[16]
FIPS code3402573020[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885419[1][19]
Websitewww.tintonfalls.com

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.[20] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 19,181,[10][11] an increase of 1,289 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 17,892,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,839 (+18.9%) from the 15,053 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

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.[24] It was renamed "Tinton Falls" in 1975, to avoid postal errors.[25] The name came from Lewis Morris's plantation, Tinton Manor (which employed free white workers and slaves)[26][27] 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.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mayor 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.
  5. ^ Administrator, Borough of Tinton Falls. Accessed March 24, 2023. "Tinton Falls operates under the Faulkner Act with a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is the Chief Executive and is elected for a four year term. The Borough Council is the legislative body and is responsible for adopting the laws and ordinances that govern the Borough."
  6. ^ Borough Clerk / Registrar, Borough of Tinton Falls. Accessed March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Tinton Falls, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Tinton Falls, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 1, 2012.
  15. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 28, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Tinton Falls, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 28, 2013.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  20. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Tinton Falls, N.J.; An Old Area That Has Bloomed Lately", The New York Times, July 22, 2001. Accessed October 11, 2023.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 183. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  25. ^ Tinton Fall Records Archived October 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed November 9, 2012. "New Shrewsbury was established out of Shrewsbury in 1950 and renamed Tinton Falls in 1975 to avoid postal delivery errors."
  26. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Tinton Falls, N.J.; An Old Area That Has Bloomed Lately", The New York Times, July 22, 2001. Accessed August 9, 2012. "The split left the old Shrewsbury Township with just the three streets that held the high-density housing. And the sparsely populated breakaway borough adopted the name New Shrewsbury, which it changed to Tinton Falls in 1975 to eliminate postal confusion.... Slavery: The Tinton Iron Works, started in 1674, was nicknamed 'the Iron Plantation' because it owned 60 or more black slaves.... According to a local history, the congregants took Woolman's message to heart. Shrewsbury Township, which included Tinton Falls, led the colonies in the number of slaves emancipated by owners during the pre-Revolutionary period. "
  27. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.