Welcome to Allenwood ...

Allenwood is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Allenwood is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Allenwood: (732) and (848)<3>

The ZIP code for Allenwood: 08720<4>

Websites for Allenwood ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Allenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Allenwood - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Allenwood ...

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

• Long Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Arrowhead Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
  • Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
• Belmar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Monmouth County
• Maxim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
• Shark River Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
• Bay Head Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Head Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
  • Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean 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 Allenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allenwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allenwood ...

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

Adding Allenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allenwood post office opened in 1874.

We also found Allenwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allenwood. 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.nj.gov/