Welcome to Allenwood ...

Allenwood is located in Monmouth County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Allenwood

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

Area Codes for Allenwood: 732 & 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)
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- 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)
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- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
Neptune City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
Shrewsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- 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)
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- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Head Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- 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.<7>

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 732 code has been Overlayed with the 848 area code. New phone numbers in the Allenwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 732 or 848. As a result, placing a call in the Allenwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Allenwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Allenwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/