Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey

About Menlo Park Terrace

Menlo Park Terrace is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Jersey.

Menlo Park Terrace holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.37 square miles.

📰 Menlo Park Terrace News Today

• N.J. town to get its first new elementary school in more than 40 years NJ.com · Apr 6
• Carol E. Sipler Obituary Apr 12, 2026 - Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home · Apr 12
• Gregory Kaloyerakis Obituary (2026) - Menlo Park Terrace, NJ - Flynn and Son / Mitruska Funeral Home - Fords Legacy obituary · Apr 7
• Peter Hallock Obituary March 26, 2026 - Costello-Koyen Funeral Homes, Inc. Costello-Koyen Funeral Homes, Inc. · Mar 26
• Woodbridge College Students Earn Academic Accolades TAPinto · Jul 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Menlo Park Terrace Unique

• The only place in America named Menlo Park Terrace — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Menlo Park Terrace

• Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza — pizza
• Benihana — japanese
• Brooklyn Boys Pizza & Deli — pizza
• Frappe Joe Coffee (café)
• IHOP — breakfast
• LouCás — italian
• Margaritas Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Mee Mah — chinese
• Seasons 52 — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Menlo Park Terrace

• Edison State Park reviews ★
• Roosevelt Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Menlo Park Terrace

• James Monroe Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Menlo Park Terrace

🏘️ Nearby Communities