Port-au-peck, New Jersey

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Port-au-peck, New Jersey
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Location of Port-au-peck in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Port-au-peck (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°18′54″N74°00′28″W / 40.31500°N 74.00778°W / 40.31500; -74.00778
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Borough Oceanport
Elevation
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20 ft (6 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07757
GNIS feature ID882544 [1]

Port-au-peck is an unincorporated community located within Oceanport in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [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]

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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.

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References

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