Union Beach

About Union Beach

Union Beach is a borough on Raritan Bay and the northern Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is a small coastal bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, with views of Manhattan visible in the distance from the bayfront beach. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,723, a decrease of 522 (−8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,245, which in turn reflected a decline of 404 (−6.1%) from the 6,649 counted in the 2000 census.

Union Beach was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 16, 1925, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 16, 1925. A 100-acre (40 ha) farm in the future borough was owned by the Poole family since the days of the American Revolutionary War. Following the development of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Poole Farm became the site of the Union Subdivision in 1908, while an area that had been called East Point Beach Estates was renamed Union Beach by developer Charles Carr in 1920.

Union Beach was part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline. The plan has since been integrated into the county's 2016 master plan.

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Living in Union Beach

Median household income

$119,250

Median home value

$460,900

Median rent

$2,567/mo

Median age

42

Map of Union Beach

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Union Beach, NJ population

Union Beach had 5,723 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Union Beach at a glance

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Towns near Union Beach

• Keansburg0.8 mi E
• Hazlet1.5 mi S
• Keyport1.9 mi SW
• Cliffwood Beach2.5 mi W
• North Middletown2.8 mi E
• Aberdeen3.1 mi SW
• Port Monmouth3.8 mi E
• Strathmore4.2 mi SW
• Matawan4.3 mi SW
• Laurence Harbor4.7 mi W
• Belford5.0 mi E
• Holmdel5.0 mi S

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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