Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Point Pleasant is a borough of 19,334 people in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Why visit Point Pleasant
Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 40 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Brielle Draw, Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Bay Head Historic District and Glimmer Glass Bridge.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86°F; January lows average 22°F.
Weather in Point Pleasant
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,941, an increase of 549 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 18,392, which in turn reflected a decline of 914 (−4.7%) from the 19,306 counted at the 2000 census.
From the Wikipedia article Point Pleasant, New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
Monument and historic site · 2.1 mi
American amusement park
Museums and landmarks16
Bay Head Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Historic district in Bay Head, New Jersey
Glimmer Glass Bridge
Bridge · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Bridge in United States of America
L. Ron Hubbard Residence at Bay Head
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
Historic house in Bay Head, New Jersey
Old Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Historic building in Ocean County, New Jersey
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Squan Beach Life-Saving Station
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Fire Trucks
Monument and historic site · 2.0 mi
Ride intended for small children; miniature fire trucks ride around a circular track for around 1-2 minutes
Stu Wagner Memorial
Monument and historic site · 1.0 mi
A memorial plaque on a tree dedicated to Stuart Wagner Jr., a beloved NJT railroad conductor known locally as 'the father of Bay Head'.
4 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Clarks Landing Marina & Yacht Club
Marina and boat launch · 1.2 mi
847 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
Restaurants and cafes40
Last Wave Brewing Company
Brewery and winery · 1.3 mi
601 Bay Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
We-Fr 16:00-21:00, Sa 13:00-21:00, Su 12:00-19:00
Mueller's Bakery
Bakery · 1.3 mi
80 Bridge Avenue, Bay Head
Tu-Th 06:30-17:00; Fr,Sa 06:30-18:00; Su 06:30-16:00
Rosie’s Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.3 mi
620 Bay Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
Mo-Sa 11:30-20:00,Su 11:30-19:00
Hoffman's Ice Cream
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 1.3 mi
800 Richmond Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
Frankie's Bar & Grill
Bar and pub · 1.5 mi
414 Richmond Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
28 more on the map.
History
Around 1500, the area that included the future Point Pleasant was the ceremonial meeting place of the Lenape Native Americans, who called it the "Land of Tall Timber". In approximately 1665, the first European settlers arrived in the area, mainly fishermen, farmers and boat builders.
On February 15, 1850, Governor Daniel Haines and the New Jersey Legislature separated Ocean County from Monmouth County and created Brick Township, including the Point Pleasant area, which became independent of Brick Township in 1920, though the post office carried the designation "West Point Pleasant" until 1956. According to the town's official website, many longtime residents still use that name. The town's first mayor was Melville B. Parker, chosen after J.H. Harvey declined the position after being elected. The town was initially a logging town, although logging was never a significant part of the local economy.
From the History section of Point Pleasant, New Jersey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship14
Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Orient Baptist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries39
Herbertsville Early Childhood Development Center
School · 3.2 mi
2282 Lanes Mill Rd, Brick
Healthcare2
Map of Point Pleasant
141 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 4.4 in |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 3.2 in |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 4.9 in |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.8 in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.6 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9 in |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.5 in |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 5.0 in |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.7 in |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 4.5 in |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.7 in |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 5.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Toms River Hcn (12 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Ocean County has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2025-04-24: Jones Road Fire (Fire)
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-04-28: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Lakewood 8 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Asbury Park 11 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Beachwood 12 mi southwest, about 20 min by car
- Holiday City-Berkeley 14 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Eatontown 15 mi north, about 24 min by car
- Long Branch 16 mi north, about 25 min by car
- West Freehold 16 mi northwest, about 26 min by car
- Freehold 17 mi northwest, about 27 min by car
- Red Bank 19 mi north, about 30 min by car
- Robertsville 22 mi northwest, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ocean County Library, Point Pleasant, NJ branch, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Pleasant Board of Education offices, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Pleasant High School, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Boro First Aid Squad, Point Pleasant, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Pleasant, NJ fire department, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-10 16 29 56 View east along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) at Ocean County Route 549 Spur NORTH (Herbertsville) in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-11-03 16 35 13 View south along Ocean County Route 549 Spur (Herbertsville Road) at New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-10 16 31 18 View east along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) at the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Pleasant, NJ municipal complex, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-18 12 09 19 View north along Ocean County Route 549 Spur (Herbertsville Road) just north of New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Point Pleasant, NJ post office, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Community Park, Point Pleasant, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ocean CR 632 wb in Point Pleasant, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- NJ Route 88 wb at Point Pleasant Canal bridge, April 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-10 16 33 57 View east along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) at Arnold Avenue in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-23 17 46 09 View west along New Jersey State Route 13 and Ocean County Route 632 (Bridge Avenue) just west of Rue Lido and Hollywood Boulevard in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-19 16 05 37 View east along New Jersey State Route 13 and Ocean County Route 632 (Bridge Avenue) just west of Rue Lido and Hollywood Boulevard in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-19 16 09 24 View west along New Jersey State Route 13 and Ocean County Route 632 (Bridge Avenue) at Ocean County Route 604 (Bay Avenue) on the border of Bay Head and Point Pleasant in Ocean..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-23 17 43 02 View east along New Jersey State Route 13 and Ocean County Route 632 (Bridge Avenue) at Ocean County Route 604 (Bay Avenue) on the border of Bay Head and Point Pleasant in Ocean..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-19 15 55 52 View east along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) just east of Ocean County Route 604 (Bay Avenue) in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-18 12 06 14 View south along Ocean County Route 549 Spur (Herbertsville Road) at Crestview Terrace in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Martha Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant, NJ, April 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-10 16 46 35 View east along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) at New Jersey State Route 35 on the border of Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-09-19 15 59 21 View west along New Jersey State Route 88 (Ocean Road) just west of New Jersey State Route 35 (Richmond Avenue) in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-13 08 04 10 View south along New Jersey State Route 35 (Richmond Avenue) at the exit for New Jersey State Route 88 WEST (Lakewood) in Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-09-13 08 07 04 View south along New Jersey State Route 35 at the exit for New Jersey State Route 35 NORTH (Point Pleasant Beach) in Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6.12.10GlimmerGlassBridgeByLuigiNovi, Nightscream, CC BY 3.0
- Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse & Burying Ground (2), Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0
- L. RON HUBBARD RESIDENCE AT BAY HEAD, OCEAN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orient Baptist Church (3), Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0
- OLD COAST GUARD STATION MANASQUAN INLET POINT PLEASANT BEACH OCEAN COUNTY NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Squan Beach Life-saving Station 9 (1), Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Peters Church, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bay Head Chapel, Bay Head, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Osborn Island (51027944731), James Loesch from Trenton, New Jersey, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Ocean, NJ CR 630 sb drawbridge over Beaverdam Creek, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beaverdam Creek upstream from Beaver Dam Bridge, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Twilight Aerial View of Bay Head, Szeremeta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 22.05.25 Bay Head, NJ 4506 (54570526881), Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Beaverdam Creek downstream from Beaver Dam Bridge, NJ, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
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