Port-au-peck, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of Port-au-peck in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°18′54″N 74°00′28″W / 40.31500°N 74.00778°WCoordinates: 40°18′54″N 74°00′28″W / 40.31500°N 74.00778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Borough | Oceanport |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 07757 |
GNIS feature ID | 882544 |
Port-au-peck is an unincorporated community located within Oceanport in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Port-au-peck covers 3.9 square miles (10 km2), approximately half of Oceanport. It is the area north-north-east of the New Jersey Transit Monmouth Park line. It forms a peninsula jutting into the Shrewsbury River and is formed in the shape of a mitten or to some a fox.
While no specific data is taken for Port-au-peck (as it is not census recognized) the neighborhood would be considered by most to be middle class to upper-middle class and is mostly, almost 100% white. Port-au-peck is higher income and more residential than the Eatontown side of Oceanport proper.
Port-au-peck uses the same ZIP Code (07757) as Oceanport, which has only one post office. Because of this Port-au-peck has been somewhat forgotten in the past years. Few residents in Oceanport use Port-au-peck as a mailing address.