ZIP code · Point Pleasant Beach · New Jersey · United States
ZIP code 08742 — Point Pleasant Beach
ZIP code 08742 serves Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
- Postal code
- 08742Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- County
- Ocean FIPS 34029
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.0806, -74.0595 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 25,558 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 4,556 / sq mi
- Land area
- 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $111,983
- Per-capita income
- $62,159
- Median age
- 45.8
- Households
- 10,502
- Housing units
- 12,604
- Median home value
- $576,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,879 / month
- Congressional district
- NJ-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 08742
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TOMS RIVER (12.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 08742
- 8 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 35 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 13 parks
- 7 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 4 post offices
- 13 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 4 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 6 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page