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Around West Long Branch
Distances
Nearest major airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New York, NY26 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of West Long Branch; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
West Long Branch had 8,587 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 281st largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Monmouth County grew from 82,057 residents in 1900 to 643,615 in 2020.
Monmouth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Branch-Oakhurst, NJ weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Monmouth County
257,734 jobs at 19,883 businesses in Monmouth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
162 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Long Branch.
Nearest hospitals
Monmouth Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Long Branch1.8 miles
Riverview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Red Bank5.2 miles
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Neptune5.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
14
Specialist doctors
34
Dentists
21
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
30
Mental health providers
45
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
4
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 West Long Branch
Parks (3 nearby)
Wolf Hill Recreation Area · 100 acres1.2 mi
Takanassee Lake Park · 7 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Nature's Corner Farmers Market0.1 mi
ALDI0.8 mi
ShopRite1.0 mi
Pharmacies
West End Family Pharmacy1.5 mi
Walgreens1.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi
Ace Pharmacy1.9 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
West Long Branch Public Library0.2 mi
Monmouth University Library0.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music0.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
New Jersey Repertory Company2.0 mi
Paramount Theatre4.5 mi
The Stone Pony Summer Stage4.8 mi
House of Independents5.0 mi
Phoenix Productions5.0 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Holly Black (1971) · American children's fiction writer
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in West Long Branch
Public schools here are run by West Long Branch School District, Shore Regional High School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Betty McElmon Elementary SchoolWest Long Branch
Pre-K–4
320
Public
0.2 mi
Frank Antonides SchoolWest Long Branch
5–8
220
Public
0.2 mi
Shore Regional High SchoolWest Long Branch
9–12
556
Public
0.6 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Bet Yaakov of the Jersey ShoreWest Long Branch
Pre-K–12
204
Jewish
0.2 mi
St Jerome Elementary SchoolWest Long Branch
Pre-K–8
206
Roman Catholic
0.5 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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