Welcome to Shrewsbury ...

Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrewsbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1797.

The was incorporated in 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shrewsbury has a population of 4,058 people<2> (see below for details).

Shrewsbury is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Shrewsbury: (732) and (848)<4>

Websites for Shrewsbury ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shrewsbury had an population of 4,058 people. This is an increase of 6.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shrewsbury had a population of 3,809 people.

The population of Shrewsbury represents 0.04% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people).

With a 2010 count of 3,809 people, the population of Shrewsbury increased 6.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,590 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shrewsbury.

Communities Also Named Shrewsbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Shrewsbury - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shrewsbury ...

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

• Perth Amboy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
• Asbury Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Loch Arbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Oakhurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
• Waterloo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monmouth County
• Elberon Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
  • Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
• Elberon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
  • Elberon is located in Monmouth County
• Navesink
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navesink have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
  • Navesink is located in Monmouth County

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 Shrewsbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shrewsbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shrewsbury. 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 Shrewsbury.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrewsbury ...

Looking for more information about Shrewsbury? 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 Shrewsbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shrewsbury.

Adding Shrewsbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shrewsbury post office opened in 1797.

We also found Shrewsbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrewsbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shrewsbury. 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/