Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:26 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:15 am – 4:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F53 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month August25 in of snow a year, on about 12 days13 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Long Branch-oakhurst station, 4 mi away; snow from Ny Ave V Brooklyn
Nearby landmarksSunset Lakelake · under a mileDeal Lakelake · under a mileBrookdale Community College at Neptunecollege · 2.3 miMonmouth Universitycollege · 2.9 miShark Riverriver · 3.5 miShark River Islandisland · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDeal Lake Parkpark · under a mileSunset Parkpark · under a mileWhale Pond Brook Preservestate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 74 acresAllaire State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 191 acresSwimming River Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.3 miSpring Meadow Golf Coursestate recreation area · 8.3 mi · 200 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202450 mi away, near Gladstone, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202543 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMonmouth County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025242 of 265 days measured17 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monmouth County monitors, NJ
Drinking waterHyland Mobile Home Parkserves 56 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique29 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation15 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJersey Shore University Medical Center2.7 miPost officeAllenhurst Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAllenhurst Town Hallunder a milePoliceAllenhurst Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAllenhurst Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 6 otherSchoolDeal Schoolunder a mileHighAsbury Park High Schoolunder a mileElementaryWanamassa Elementary School1.0 miCollegeBrookdale Community College at Neptune2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK30 miInterstateI-1957.0 miUS highwayUS 913 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET29 miRailALLENHURSTNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachSouth Amboy - Cheesequake, NJ (Southbound side bus parking area across from service area building)OurBus22 miTransit39 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Academy BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07709 ZIP area.
