Welcome to Middletown ...

Middletown is located in Monmouth County<1>.

The location of Middletown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1812.

Middletown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Middletown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Middletown: (732) and (848)<4>

Websites for Middletown ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

While we believe that this Middletown is located in Monmouth County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Middletown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cape May and Morris County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middletown.

Communities near Middletown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middletown.

• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• New Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Linden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Long Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Rahway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Asbury Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• South Amboy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Neptune City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Middletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middletown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middletown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middletown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown. See our Newspapers Page for Middletown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

Looking for more information about Middletown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Middletown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Middletown.

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middletown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Middletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1812.

We also found Middletown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/