Welcome to Holmdel ...
Holmdel is located in Monmouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmdel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
Holmdel is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Holmdel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Holmdel: 732 & 848<3>
Websites for Holmdel ...
Junior League: www.jlmc.org/
Communities near Holmdel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holmdel.
- New Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Rahway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Rahway is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Asbury Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- South Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Neptune City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 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 Holmdel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmdel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holmdel. 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 Holmdel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmdel. See our Newspapers Page for Holmdel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmdel ...
Looking for more information about Holmdel? 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 Holmdel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holmdel.
Adding Holmdel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holmdel 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 Holmdel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Holmdel post office opened in 1830.
We also found Holmdel in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmdel.
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 Holmdel - 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 Holmdel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 732 or 848. As a result, placing a call in the Holmdel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |