Point Pleasant, New Jersey

About Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant is a close-knit town in eastern New Jersey with an estimated population of 19,565.

Point Pleasant holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 3.49 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,606 residents per square mile.

📰 Point Pleasant News Today

• Dog Killed As Firefighters Battle Blaze At Point Pleasant Residence News12 | New Jersey · Oct 8
• Tug-Of-War Contest Raises Funds For Charity in Point Pleasant Beach Patch · Oct 10
• Obituary | Mary Lou Spiekermann of Point Pleasant, New Jersey Colonial Funeral Group · Sep 30
• Heavy Rain and Wind Batter Northeast, Bringing Coastal Flooding The New York Times · Oct 7
• Fourth of July at the Jersey Shore: Beachgoers pack Point Pleasant Beach ABC7 Eyewitness News · Jul 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Point Pleasant Unique

• Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,565.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Point Pleasant

• Jersey Mikes
• Liu's Kitchen — chinese
• Oakwood’s Point Pizza — pizza
• Bonefish Grill — seafood
• Dalessio — italian
• Dim Sum — chinese
• El Guacamole - Authentic Mexican — mexican
• Graziano's Italian — indian
• Pat's Pizza — pizza
• Quarter House Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Point Pleasant

• Beaver Dam Creek County Park reviews ★
• Community Park reviews ★
• Midstreams Park reviews ★
• Riverfront Park reviews ★
• Windward Beach Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Point Pleasant

• Memorial Middle School
• Midstreams Elementary School
• Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School
• Ocean Road Elementary School
• Point Pleasant Borough High School
• Veterans Memorial Elementary School
• Veterans Memorial Middle School

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Point Pleasant

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