West Long Branch, New Jersey

A compact Monmouth County borough anchored by Monmouth University, Shore Regional High School, established residential neighborhoods and busy Route 36 / Monmouth Road commercial corridors. West Long Branch sits just inland from Long Branch and combines local parks, historic estates, shopping, dining and convenient Jersey Shore access.

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West Long Branch at a Glance

Borough Government965 Broadway
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-229-1756

Higher EducationMonmouth University occupies a roughly 170-acre campus and is one of the borough’s defining institutions and major employers.

Commercial CorridorsRoute 36, Monmouth Road / Route 71, Broadway and Locust Avenue support retail, healthcare, dining, professional services and lodging.

Municipal IdentityWest Long Branch is a separate borough from Long Branch. NJTGO uses physical municipal boundaries rather than nearby mailing or neighborhood names.

The Great Hall at Shadow Lawn on the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch

The Great Hall at Shadow Lawn, Monmouth University. Photo by Zeete, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Government & Public Resources

Borough of West Long BranchOfficial departments, meetings, forms, alerts, taxes and public information. Parks & RecreationCurrent recreation programs, events and municipal park information. Borough DepartmentsPolice, public works, building, zoning, finance, health and other municipal services.

Education

Betty McElmon Elementary School20 Parker Road
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Grades K–4

Frank Antonides School135 Locust Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Grades 5–8

Shore Regional High School132 Monmouth Park Highway
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Grades 9–12

Monmouth University400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Private university and major cultural, athletic and employment anchor.

West Long Branch Public Schools · Shore Regional High School · Monmouth University

Community Institutions

Churches, cemeteries and funeral homes are listed here as community institutions rather than on Business & Shopping.

Lutheran Church of the ReformationChurch992 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-229-9180

Old First United Methodist ChurchChurch197 Locust Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-222-4232

St. Jerome Roman Catholic ChurchChurch254 Wall Street, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-222-1424

Glenwood CemeteryCemeteryMonmouth Road, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-963-5318

Mt. Carmel Catholic CemeteryCemetery105 Wall Street, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-222-3216

Monmouth Fields CemeteryJewish Cemetery40 North Linden Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-449-5454

Old Free Church CemeteryHistoric CemeteryMonmouth Road south of Palmer Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764

Fiore Funeral HomeFuneral Home882 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-229-8855

History, Parks & Recreation

Great Hall at Shadow LawnThe 1929 mansion on Monmouth University’s campus is a National Historic Landmark and remains one of West Long Branch’s most recognizable buildings.

Guggenheim EstateThe historic Murry and Leonie Guggenheim estate forms part of Monmouth University’s library and performing-arts landscape.

Franklin Lake ParkThe borough’s largest park/open-space site includes the 14-acre lake, walking paths, seating, picnic areas and a gazebo.

Angelo Valenzano ParkA major active-recreation park on Wall Street serving organized sports and neighborhood recreation.

George M. Conway ParkA neighborhood park near East Lakeview Avenue and Parker Road with playground and recreation space.

Additional Borough ParksSorrentino, Woolley, Thorne, Ronan Shirvanian and Wall Street parks broaden the borough’s recreation and open-space network.

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