Neptune Township, New Jersey
Neptune Township, New Jersey | |
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Row of Victorian houses in the village of Ocean Grove | |
| Nickname: The Crossroads of the Jersey Shore | |
| Motto(s): Where Community, Business & Tourism Prosper | |
Location of Neptune Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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Census Bureau map of Neptune Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 74°03′13″W / 40.213816°N 74.053712°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 26, 1879 |
| Named after | Neptune, Roman water deity |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert Lane Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Gina LaPlaca |
| • Municipal clerk | Gabriella Siboni |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.90 km2) |
| • Land | 8.13 sq mi (21.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) 8.11% |
| • Rank | 222nd of 565 in state 14th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,061 |
• Estimate (2023) | 27,986 |
| • Rank | 88th of 565 in state 7th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 3,452.8/sq mi (1,333.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 196th of 565 in state 22nd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07753–07754 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402549890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882111 |
| Website | www |
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Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 27,935, which in turn reflected an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 census.
Featuring Jersey Shore Medical Center, the historic community of Ocean Grove, along with office parks and cultural amenities, Neptune Township has been a longtime regional commercial and cultural hub of the Jersey Shore. The township was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.