Point Pleasant Beach
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borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Ocean
- Incorporated
- May 18, 1886
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Douglas Vitale ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Joseph A. Michigan
- Municipal clerk
- Eileen A. Farrell
- Total
- 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km )
- Land
- 1.42 sq mi (3.69 km )
- Water
- 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km ) 18.22%
- Rank
- 429th of 565 in state, 19th of 33 in county
- Elevation
- 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 4,897
- Density
- 3,347.8/sq mi (1,292.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Nightlife at Jenkinson's Boardwalk Point Pleasant Beach is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, and the northernmost community directly facing the Atlantic Ocean within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies at the northern end of the Barnegat Peninsula, which serves as a barrier island separating Barnegat Bay from the open Atlantic Ocean. The borough's name is derived from its location.
As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,766, an increase of 101 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,665, which in turn reflected a decline of 649 (−12.2%) from the 5,314 counted in the 2000 census.
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