Town guide

Matawan, New Jersey

Matawan is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, home to about 9,710 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 07747.

Homes sold for a median of $372 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,7104,278 per sq mi
Median home value$467,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$372Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking57%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Matawan

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Matawan

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY23 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Matawan; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Matawan

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Matawan had 9,565 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 253rd largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Monmouth County grew from 82,057 residents in 1900 to 643,615 in 2020.

Matawan population by census2000: 8,910, 2010: 8,810, 2020: 9,5658,91020008,81020109,5652020

Monmouth County, 1900–2020

Monmouth County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,057, 1910: 94,734, 1920: 104,925, 1930: 147,209, 1940: 161,238, 1950: 225,327, 1960: 334,401, 1970: 459,379, 1980: 503,173, 1990: 553,124, 2000: 615,301, 2010: 630,380, 2020: 643,61582K’00’10105K’20’30161K’40’50334K’60’70503K’80’90615K’00’10644K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MatawanJan: high 42°F, low 23°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 25°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 44°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 28°F, 4.7 in42°23°Jan3.944°25°Feb3.151°31°Mar4.263°41°Apr3.872°51°May3.881°60°Jun4.487°66°Jul4.785°63°Aug4.178°56°Sep4.267°44°Oct4.156°36°Nov3.547°28°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Freehold-Marlboro, NJ weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Monmouth County

257,734 jobs at 19,883 businesses in Monmouth County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Monmouth CountyHealth care and social assistance: 52,584 jobs; Retail trade: 37,590 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 31,332 jobs; Professional services: 21,728 jobs; Construction: 17,931 jobs; Administrative and support: 14,309 jobs; Other services: 13,134 jobs; Finance and insurance: 11,528 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Professional services 8% Construction 7% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

462 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Matawan.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bayshore Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Holmdel2.4 miles
  • Raritan Bay Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Perth Amboy7.8 miles
  • Riverview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Red Bank9.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors12
Dentists38
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants33
Mental health providers213
Physical and occupational therapists113
Optometrists12
Chiropractors28
Pharmacies15

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Matawan

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Cambridge Park · 4 acres1.2 mi
  • Gravelly Brook Park · 4 acres0.5 mi
  • Lakeridge Recreation Area · 2 acres1.2 mi
  • Terhune Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
  • Northland Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
  • Freneau Park · 1 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.5 mi
  • Sav-on Drugs2.7 mi
  • Medicine Shoppe2.7 mi
  • Walgreens3.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Matawan Aberdeen Public Library0.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Burrowes Mansion Museum0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • PNC Bank Arts Center3.5 mi
  • Holmdel Theatre Company3.7 mi
  • Sayreville Main Street Theater Company4.8 mi
  • Bell Theater at Bell Works4.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1895.

Notable people born here

  • Tammy Lynn Sytch (1972) · American professional wrestling manager, occasional wrestler and adult entertainer

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Matawan

Public schools here are run by Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, Sayreville School District, Old Bridge Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cambridge Park Elementary SchoolAberdeenPre-K–K286Public1.0 mi
Cheesequake SchoolMatawanPre-K255Public3.1 mi
Ravine Drive Elementary SchoolMatawanPre-K–3395Public0.9 mi
Strathmore Elementary SchoolAberdeenPre-K–3481Public1.3 mi
Lloyd Road Elementary SchoolAberdeen4–5519Public1.2 mi
Matawan Regional High SchoolAberdeen9–121,038Public0.8 mi
Old Bridge High SchoolMatawan9–122,659Public1.8 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Goddard School of Old BridgeMatawanPre-K–K21Nonsectarian2.0 mi
Matawan Montessori Academy LlcMatawanPre-K–K5Nonsectarian1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Old Bridge and Aberdeen.

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