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Oceanport is a Monmouth County borough on the Shrewsbury River, home to Monmouth Park Racetrack.

County
Monmouth
Population
6,150 (2020 Census)
Land area
3.17 sq mi
Water area
0.62 sq mi

Photo: Corinne Cavallo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Oceanport is a borough of about 3.2 square miles in Monmouth County, set on a peninsula in the Shrewsbury River between Little Silver, Long Branch and Eatontown. The borough describes itself as a predominantly residential community along the river, and its place names include Port-au-Peck, Gooseneck Point, Sands Point and Elkwood Park.

Monmouth Park Racetrack, home of the Haskell Invitational, sits on Oceanport Avenue, and the borough borders the former Fort Monmouth, which began in 1917 as Camp Vail on the old racetrack grounds and is now the site of Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth, under construction. Each September the Summer's End Festival at Blackberry Bay Park closes out the season with fireworks.

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Notable Neighborhoods In Oceanport

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  1. 1Gooseneck Point
  2. 2Port-au-Peck

Also in Oceanport: Fort Monmouth.

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Waterfront homes with docks along Branchport Creek in the Sands Point section of Oceanport

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Oceanport At A Glance

Route 71 brushes the edge of Oceanport and County Route 537 runs through it, with Long Branch and Eatontown next door. Monmouth Park station on the North Jersey Coast Line serves race days, and NJ TRANSIT's 831 bus provides local service. Manhattan's Penn Station is about 30 miles away in a straight line. Want to know what homes in Oceanport are selling for right now? Ask Dennis Mark for a current market snapshot.

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Oceanport Real Estate September 2026

  • Median sale price, September

    $1,197,500

    Based on 4 sales

  • Homes sold, September

    4

    3 in September 2025

  • Median sale price, 2026 so far

    $1,050,000

    38 homes have sold this year, with the median up 13.5% from last year

  • Homes for sale in September

    7

    7 in September 2025

  • Median days on market

    43 days

    For homes sold in September

  • Months of supply

    1.7 months

    How long the homes for sale would last at the current pace of sales

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Source: MOMLS (Monmouth Ocean Multiple Listing Service), Market Summary, Residential, September 2026, pulled October 5, 2026. Residential sales reported to the MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. These are MLS figures, not Dennis Mark’s own. For what your home could sell for today, ask for a home value.

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What county is Oceanport, NJ in?

Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It forms a peninsula on the Shrewsbury River and borders Little Silver, Shrewsbury, Long Branch, Eatontown and West Long Branch, with water borders with Monmouth Beach and Rumson. Source: Wikipedia, Oceanport, New Jersey.

What is the ZIP code for Oceanport, NJ?

07757. Borough Hall is at 910 Oceanport Way, Oceanport, NJ 07757. Sources: Monmouth County, ZIP codes and Borough of Oceanport, About us.

What is the population of Oceanport?

6,150 people at the 2020 Census, up 318 from 5,832 in 2010. Source: Wikipedia, Oceanport, New Jersey.

How big is Oceanport?

About 3.17 square miles of land and 0.62 square miles of water; the borough describes itself as about 3.2 square miles along the Shrewsbury River. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Gazetteer and Borough of Oceanport, About us.

Is Monmouth Park in Oceanport?

Yes. Monmouth Park Racetrack is at 175 Oceanport Avenue in Oceanport. The current track opened in 1946 on the site of the former Elkwood Park racecourse on the south side of town. It hosts the Haskell Invitational each summer, held the Breeders' Cup in 2007, and in June 2018 became the first place in New Jersey to offer sports betting. Sources: Wikipedia, Monmouth Park Racetrack, Borough of Oceanport, History and Wikipedia, Oceanport, New Jersey.

Is Fort Monmouth in Oceanport?

Partly. Fort Monmouth began in 1917 as Camp Vail on the old Monmouth Park racetrack land on Oceanport Avenue, and grew into the Army's Signal Corps center until it closed on September 15, 2011. Wikipedia describes the former fort's site as surrounded by Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, and redevelopment there includes Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth. Sources: Borough of Oceanport, History, Wikipedia, Fort Monmouth and Borough of Oceanport, About us.

Is Netflix building a studio in Oceanport?

Yes. Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth is under construction on the former fort. The mayor's update on the borough website says the topping-off ceremony has been held and a tentative opening is planned for summer 2027, starting with four sound stages. Sources: Wikipedia, Oceanport, New Jersey and Borough of Oceanport, home page (mayor's update).

Is there a train station in Oceanport?

Only seasonally. Monmouth Park station, on Port-Au-Peck Avenue near Myrtle Avenue, is a North Jersey Coast Line stop for the racetrack, and NJ TRANSIT lists it for race days only. Sources: Wikipedia, Monmouth Park station and NJ TRANSIT, Shore service.

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