Port-au-peck, New Jersey

Port-au-peck is an unincorporated community located within Oceanport in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2][3][4] The name Port-Au-Peck comes from the Lenape name Pootapeck. The land was "sold" to English interests in 1670; however, it is unclear how fair this land transfer was or if the local residents were aware they were giving away their hunting and fishing rights in the transfer.^[5]

Port-au-peck, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°18′54″N 74°00′28″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Borough	Oceanport
Elevation [1]	20 ft (6 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07757
GNIS feature ID	882544[1]

Geography

Port-au-peck covers 3.9 square miles (10 km²), approximately half of Oceanport. It is the area north-north-east of the New Jersey Transit Monmouth Park line. It forms a peninsula jutting into the Shrewsbury River and is formed in the shape of a mitten or to some a fox.

Demography

While no specific data is taken for Port-au-peck (as it is not census recognized) the neighborhood would be considered by most to be middle class to upper-middle class and is mostly, almost 100% white. Port-au-peck is higher income and more residential than the Eatontown side of Oceanport proper.

ZIP Code

Port-au-peck uses the same ZIP Code (07757) as Oceanport, which has only one post office. Because of this Port-au-peck has been somewhat forgotten in the past years. Few residents in Oceanport use Port-au-peck as a mailing address.