Port-au-peck, New Jersey

Port-au-peck is an unincorporated community located within Oceanport in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4] The name Port-Au-Peck comes from the Lenape name Pootapeck. The land was "sold" to English interests in 1670; however, it is unclear how fair this land transfer was or if the local residents were aware they were giving away their hunting and fishing rights in the transfer.[5]

Port-au-peck, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Port-au-peck, New Jersey
Location of Port-au-peck in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Port-au-peck, New Jersey
Port-au-peck, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Port-au-peck, New Jersey
Port-au-peck, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°18′54″N 74°00′28″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
BoroughOceanport
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
07757
GNIS feature ID882544[1]

Geography

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.

Demography

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.

ZIP Code

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.

References
  1. "Port-au-peck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Salem" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. Google (February 28, 2015). "Port-au-peck, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  5. Ellis, Franklin (1885). History of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Philadelphia: R. T. Peck & Co. p. 60.


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