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Point Pleasant Beach ZIP code, New Jersey

The ZIP code for Point Pleasant Beach, NJ is 08742, and its area codes are 732 and 848.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
4,855
Area codes
732, 848

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Point Pleasant Beach itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Point Pleasant (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Point Pleasant Beach in numbers

About 4,855 people live in Point Pleasant Beach, in 1,961 households. The median household income is $141,716 a year, 37% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $850,300 (87% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,820 a month. The median age is 48.5; 59.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population4,855Point Pleasant Beach4,855
Households1,961Point Pleasant Beach1,961
Median age48.5Point Pleasant Beach48.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$141,716Point Pleasant Beach$141,716New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$850,300Point Pleasant Beach$850,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,820Point Pleasant Beach$1,820New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%Point Pleasant Beach59.6%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.7 minPoint Pleasant Beach29.7 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,409 / sq miPoint Pleasant Beach3,409 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Point Pleasant Beach borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Point Pleasant Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Point Pleasant Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08742 Point Pleasant Beach , NJ Standard 25,732 $123,152 $627,200

Map of Point Pleasant Beach ZIP codes

08742

The ZIP codes of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Point Pleasant Beach

The nearest larger towns are Brielle (4,956 people, 1.3 mi), Manasquan (5,922 people, 1.4 mi) and Point Pleasant (19,334 people, 1.7 mi).

Towns near Point Pleasant Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Brielle 4,956 1.3 mi
Manasquan 5,922 1.4 mi
Point Pleasant 19,334 1.7 mi
Spring Lake Heights 4,861 3.9 mi
Spring Lake 2,779 4.3 mi
West Belmar 2,862 5.4 mi
Ramtown 6,203 5.8 mi
Belmar 5,869 6.1 mi
Shark River Hills 2,974 6.9 mi
Leisure Village East 4,247 7.5 mi
Neptune City 4,606 7.5 mi
Bradley Beach 4,158 7.7 mi
Leisure Village 5,751 8.2 mi
Ocean Grove 3,092 8.5 mi

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