Sands Point

Oceanport is a borough situated in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, specifically Central Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,150, an increase of 318 from the 2010 census count of 5,832, which in turn reflected an increase of 25 from the 5,807 counted in the 2000 census.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in United States of America
Also known as: “Sands Point, New Jersey” and “Sands Point, NJ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monmouth Park station and Little Silver station.

Monmouth Park station

Railway station

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Monmouth Park is a seasonal NJ Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Oceanport, New Jersey, and serving the current Monmouth Park Racetrack.

Little Silver station

Railway station

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Little Silver is a railway station in Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is served by trains on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Little Silver station is situated 2 miles west of Sands Point.

Saint John’s Episcopal Church

Church

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St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church on Little Silver Point Road in Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The church reported 260 members in 2015 and 139 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported nationally in 2024 parochial reports. Saint John’s Episcopal Church is situated 1½ miles west of Sands Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-au-peck and Branchport.

Port-au-peck

Suburb

Port-au-peck is an unincorporated community located within Oceanport in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Port-Au-Peck comes from the Lenape name Pootapeck.

Branchport

Hamlet

Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY 3.0.

Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 31,667, an increase of 948 from the 2010 census count of 30,719, which in turn reflected a decline of 621 from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 census.