Neptune City Chamber of Commerce

About Neptune City

Population: 4800+

Households: 2100+

Neptune City is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881, based on a referendum held on March 19, 1881.

The Neptune City Community Center offers a recreation center with a gym, game room, exercise room, computer room, TV room and a special occasion room. Neptune City has four parks: Memorial Park, located along the Shark River; Laird Avenue Park, the first playground built in Neptune City; Joe Freda Park, located on Third Avenue; and Adams Field, located on West Sylvania Avenue.

The boundaries when established included all of present-day Neptune City, along with what is now Avon-by-the-Sea and the southern portion of Bradley Beach. On March 23, 1900, a bill approved in the New Jersey Legislature created the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea. On March 13, 1907, the eastern portion of Neptune City was annexed to the Borough of Bradley Beach. The borough was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.

source: wikipedia.com