Welcome to Asbury Park ...
The coastal city of Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Asbury Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Asbury Park has a population of 15,430 people<2> (see below for details).
Asbury Park is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Asbury Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Asbury Park: 732 & 848<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Asbury Park had an population of 15,430 people. This is a decrease of 4.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Asbury Park had a population of 16,116 people. This makes Asbury Park the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Asbury Park represents 0.18% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 16,116 people, the population of Asbury Park decreased 4.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,930 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Asbury Park.
Communities Also Named Asbury Park ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Asbury Park - they are located in Alabama, Florida and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asbury Park.
Websites for Asbury Park ...
Official Website: www.cityofasburypark.com/
Junior League: www.jlmc.org/
Communities near Asbury Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asbury Park.
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shrewsbury
- From Asbury Park to Shrewsbury
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Branch
- From Asbury Park to Long Branch
- Branchport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Branchport
- From Asbury Park to Branchport
- Port-au-Peck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port-au-Peck
- Port-au-Peck is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port-au-Peck
- From Asbury Park to Port-au-Peck
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Allaire Village
- From Asbury Park to Allaire Village
- Allenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Allenwood
- From Asbury Park to Allenwood
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Galilee
- From Asbury Park to Galilee
- Squankum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Squankum
- From Asbury Park to Squankum
- Bay Head Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bay Head Junction
- From Asbury Park to Bay Head Junction
- Colts Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colts Neck
- From Asbury Park to Colts Neck
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 Asbury Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asbury Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asbury Park. 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 Asbury Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbury Park. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Asbury Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asbury Park ...
Looking for more information about Asbury Park? 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 Asbury Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asbury Park.
Adding Asbury Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Asbury Park post office opened in 1874.
We also found Asbury Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Asbury Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Asbury Park: www.cityofasburypark.com/
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Asbury Park. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asbury Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Asbury Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 732 or 848. As a result, placing a call in the Asbury Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |