Oceanport
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borough of New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Monmouth
- Incorporated
- May 11, 1920
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Thomas J. Tvrdik ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Municipal clerk
- Jeanne Smith
- Total
- 3.80 sq mi (9.83 km )
- Land
- 3.17 sq mi (8.22 km )
- Water
- 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km ) 16.39%
- Rank
- 305th of 565 in state, 21st of 53 in county
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 6,383
- Density
- 1,938.8/sq mi (748.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
- Zip code
- 07757
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Encyclopedic overview
Oceanport is a borough situated in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, specifically Central Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,150, an increase of 318 (+5.5%) from the 2010 census count of 5,832, which in turn reflected an increase of 25 (+0.4%) from the 5,807 counted in the 2000 census.
Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township (now Eatontown), based on the results of a referendum held on May 11, 1920.
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