Union Beach, New Jersey

About Union Beach

Union Beach, NJ is a close-knit town located in eastern New Jersey with an estimated population of 5,691.

Union Beach holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.78 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,197 residents per square mile.

📰 Union Beach News Today

• Obituary for Victor B. Lembo Shore Point Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. · Oct 8
• Power restored after blown fuses, downed wire disrupt traffic in Union Beach News12 | New Jersey · Oct 5
• Union Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Feared cancer cluster update: State finds toxins near homes, says they didn’t come from old dump NJ.com · Sep 25
• How Union Beach rebuilt its coastline after Superstorm Sandy Central New Jersey News · Jul 25

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 Union Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Union Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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 5,691.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Union Beach

• La Rosa Chicken & Grill — chicken
• Pierro's Restaurant — italian
• Romeo's Pizza & Italian Restaurant — pizza
• Villa Pizza & Restaurant — pizza

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Union Beach

• Brookside Park reviews ★
• Campbell Street Park reviews ★
• Firefighters Park reviews ★
• Helen Harding Hayes Memorial Park reviews ★
• Memorial Fields reviews ★
• Scholer Park reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Union Beach

• Cove Road School
• Hazlet Middle School
• Memorial School
• Middle Road School
• Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Union Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities