West Belmar New Jersey Map

About West Belmar, New Jersey

West Belmar is a locality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,459. The population density is 2024.4 people per km². West Belmar is located at 40.1693°N, 74.0354°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07719.

West Belmar occupies a flat, low-lying expanse where the drainage of the Polypod Brook carves a quiet path through the suburban landscape toward the sea. It lies 2.8 miles south of Neptune, NJ (from Neptune, NJ: bearing 189°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southeast of Monmouth. The air here holds a distinct moisture, carrying the salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic Ocean from just a mile away, while the surface of Lake Como reflects the shifting gray and gold of the coastal sky. The horizon remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest days, one might imagine the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mount Pleasant Hills far to the west. Within the neighborhood, the grounds of Rash Field offer a patch of managed green, a modest space where the earth feels soft and receptive under the long shadows of late afternoon.

West Belmar carries the quiet weight of a region that transitioned from agrarian roots into a dense, interconnected residential life. The local economy finds its pulse in the nearby rhythms of the coast, where the proximity to Shark River Island and the broader tides shapes the movement of those who live and work here. The streets are lined with homes that reflect a long history of steady, working-class industry, built in the spaces between the water’s edge and the inland sprawl. Life in West Belmar moves with a pragmatic, unpretentious pace, defined by the constant, subtle influence of the nearby shore and the persistent, slow flow of the brook that anchors the land to its geography.

About This West Belmar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Belmar, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.169281, -74.035415. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for West Belmar includes the ZIP code (07719), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Monmouth County (Freehold), and school district assignment (Wall Township School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.