West Long Branch
West Long Branch | |
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Wilson Hall |
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Location in New Jersey | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | May 5, 1908 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Monmouth County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 17 ′ N , 74 ° 1 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 8.097 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 1,094.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 7.5 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.4 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 8 m |
Postal code : | 07764 |
Area code : | +1 732, 908 |
FIPS : | 34-02579310 |
GNIS ID : | 0885437 |
Website : | www.westlongbranch.com |
Mayor : | Janet W. Tucci |
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West Long Branch is a small town ( borough ) in the US state of New Jersey .
The place is the seat of Monmouth University , which is athletically connected to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the Northeast Conference .
Personalities
- Holly Black (born 1971 in West Long Branch), writer
- Donny the Punk (1946-1996), prisoner rights activist
- Dore Schary (1905–1980), film producer, was buried in the Hebrew Cemetery
- TM Stevens (born 1951), bassist