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Westbound Phalanx Road (County Route 54) in Phalanx, Colts Neck Township

Notable Neighborhoods of Colts Neck Phalanx

A Colts Neck community by the Swimming River Reservoir, named for a famous 1840s farm community.

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The Short Take

Phalanx At A Glance

Phalanx is an unincorporated community in Colts Neck Township near the Swimming River Reservoir, across from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

It is named for the North American Phalanx, a cooperative farm community inspired by Charles Fourier that operated here in the 1840s and 1850s and is credited with marketing the first boxed cereal. Homes began replacing the former farmland in the late 1970s.

Sources: Wikipedia, Phalanx; Wikipedia, Colts Neck Township. Checked October 2026.

Known For The North American Phalanx

The North American Phalanx operated from 1843 into the 1850s, and the township history credits it with marketing the first boxed cereal. Its Phalanx School dates to 1844.

Sources: Wikipedia, Colts Neck Township; Wikipedia, Phalanx. Checked October 2026.

Home Prices

What Homes Have Sold For

Recent closed sales in the Phalanx Farms neighborhood listed on neighborhoods.com range from $1,320,000 to $1,915,000, with a median sale price of $1,900,000.

Source: neighborhoods.com (MLS-based brokerage data), read October 2026. The source does not state the time period covered and covers the Phalanx Farms neighborhood only. These are not Dennis Mark's figures. For a current price opinion on a specific home, ask for a home value.

Local Favorites

Where To Eat Nearby

Phalanx is all homes, so these are the closest confirmed spots in Colts Neck.

Each checked as open in October 2026. Businesses change: check hours before you go.

Know Before You Buy

Flood Zones And Schools

Before you make an offer, look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and ask the seller for the flood zone and any elevation certificate. Dennis Mark can pull the flood zone for any home you're considering.

Colts Neck Township Schools serve the whole township: Conover Road Primary School (preschool to grade 2), Conover Road Elementary School (grades 3 to 5) and Cedar Drive Middle School (grades 6 to 8). High school students attend Colts Neck High School in the Freehold Regional High School District, which serves all of Colts Neck. Confirm the assigned school for an exact address with the district.

School information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and boundaries change often. Verify enrollment with the school district.

Sources: Colts Neck Township Schools; Wikipedia, Colts Neck High School; Freehold Regional High School District. Checked October 2026.

Phalanx Q&A

Common questions, each with its source. Checked October 2026.

Where is Phalanx?

In Colts Neck Township near the Swimming River Reservoir, across from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Source: Wikipedia, Phalanx.

What was the North American Phalanx?

A cooperative farm community inspired by Charles Fourier that operated in what is now Colts Neck from 1843 into the 1850s. Sources: Wikipedia, Colts Neck Township, Wikipedia, Phalanx.

Did the Phalanx invent boxed cereal?

It is credited with marketing the first boxed cereal. Source: Wikipedia, Colts Neck Township.

When were homes built in Phalanx?

Homes began replacing the former farmland in the late 1970s. Source: Wikipedia, Phalanx.

What do homes in Phalanx Farms sell for?

neighborhoods.com lists closed prices of $1,320,000 to $1,915,000 and a median of $1,900,000 for Phalanx Farms, without stating the time period. Source: neighborhoods.com.

Which schools serve Phalanx?

Colts Neck Township Schools for preschool to grade 8, and Colts Neck High School in the Freehold Regional High School District. Sources: Colts Neck Township Schools, Wikipedia, Colts Neck High School.

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Photo: Dennis Mark InterdonatoA horse pasture in spring, Colts Neck. Photo: Colts Neck Township, coltsneck.org

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