West Keansburg, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | West Keansburg |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of West Keansburg in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monmouth |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Hazlet |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Ft: | 7 |
Coordinates: | 40.4425°N -74.1442°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2044982 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
West Keansburg is an unincorporated community located within Hazlet Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Its total land area is estimated at and it includes portions of the township east of Waackaack Creek and some parts north of Route 36, as well as some other parts in northeast Hazlet. As of the 2000 United States Census, West Keansburg had a population of 14,423, which is over half of Hazlet's total population of 21,165.
Notable landmarks or businesses in the area include Helfrich Bus Company, West Keansburg Fire Company Number One, Jacques Caterers, and Eight Street Park.
West Keansburg residents have a different ZIP Code than that of other residents of Hazlet. West Keansburg is served by the 07734 ZIP code, with the remainder of the township served by the 07730 Hazlet post office. In early October 2013, The United States Postal Service officially changed the name of the West Keansburg post office to "Hazlet".[2]