Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park (/æzbɛri/) is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area.
Asbury Park, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
Paramount Theatre and Asbury Park Convention Hall at nightfall, June 2019 Asbury Park station, 2018 Asbury's famous Boardwalk, 2012 The Stone Pony, 2016 Tillie replica on the Wonder Bar, 2006 The Empress Hotel, 2013 Steinbach-Cookman Building at the heart of Downtown Asbury Park, 2016 Asbury Park's Skyline from the beach, 2013 | |
|
Seal | |
| Nickname: Dark City | |
Location of Asbury Park in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
| |
Asbury Park Location in Monmouth County Asbury Park Location in New Jersey Asbury Park Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.222884°N 74.010232°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1874 (as borough) |
| Reincorporated | February 28, 1893 (as city) |
| Named for | Francis Asbury |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | John B. Moor (term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Manager | Lillian L. Nazzaro |
| • Municipal clerk | Lisa Esposito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.17 km2) |
| • Land | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) 11.18% |
| • Rank | 439th of 565 in state 36th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 15,188 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 15,146 |
| • Rank | 173rd of 565 in state 14th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 10,628.4/sq mi (4,103.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 36th of 565 in state 2nd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07712–07713 |
| Area codes | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402501960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885141 |
| Website | www |
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, a decrease of 928 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,116, which in turn reflected a decline of 814 (−4.8%) from the 16,930 counted in the 2000 census.
In 2022, Asbury Park's beach was named one of the best in the world by Money and one of the best in the country by Travel + Leisure.
Asbury Park was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1874, from portions of Ocean Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 28, 1893. Asbury Park was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, as of March 25, 1897.