Sea Bright, New Jersey
Sea Bright, New Jersey | |
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View of Sea Bright from the Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge, with the Shrewsbury River in the foreground and the Atlantic Ocean in the background (2024) | |
Map of Sea Bright in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Sea Bright, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′41″N 73°58′27″W / 40.36139°N 73.97417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Brian P. Kelly (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Rachel Giolitto |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine Pfeiffer |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2) |
| • Land | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) 43.88% |
| • Rank | 472nd of 565 in state 42nd of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,449 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,425 |
| • Rank | 513th of 565 in state 47th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 2,013.1/sq mi (777.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 296th of 565 in state 35th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07760 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402566240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885387 |
| Website | www |
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Sea Bright is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,449, an increase of 37 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,412, which in turn had reflected a decline of 406 (−22.3%) from the 1,818 counted in the 2000 census.
Sea Bright was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1889, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was reincorporated on March 10, 1897. Additional portions of Ocean Township were annexed by the borough in March 1909.
Some sources attribute the name to a suggestion made by Martha Bayard Stevens, The borough and other sources say that the borough was named for Sea Bright, England, though there is no evidence such a place exists. Earlier sources often spell it as one word, "Seabright", as seen in the United States Coast Guard's Station Seabright and the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club.