Belford New Jersey Map

About Belford, New Jersey

Belford is a locality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,636. The population density is 625.2 people per km². Belford is located at 40.4259°N, 74.0868°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.

Belford maintains a quiet, low-slung geography defined by the brackish, meandering path of Compton Creek as it pushes toward the distant Atlantic Ocean. It lies 2.7 miles northeast of Middletown, NJ (from Middletown, NJ: bearing 36°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Long Branch. The land here remains largely flat, a landscape of marshy fringes and salt-brushed air that gives way to the modest rise of Garrett Hill, which breaks the horizon like a gentle, earthen shoulder. Residents often find the light at dusk particularly arresting, as the sun catches the silt-heavy currents of the creek, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered pewter. Within the immediate neighborhood, Belford Park provides a necessary expanse of green space where the local vegetation clings to the damp, saline soil, indifferent to the encroaching suburban sprawl that defines so much of the surrounding terrain. Belford persists today as a place where the echoes of a maritime past still linger in the industrial character of its working waterfront. While the economy has shifted from the labor-intensive days of its early settlement, the harbor remains a functional, salt-stained anchor for the local livelihood, tethered firmly to the rhythms of the tides and the harvest of the sea. Beyond the docks, the pace of life remains measured, punctuated by the occasional ferry whistle or the sound of gear shifting on local roads that lead toward the distant Skeleton Hill Island. Even as the modern world presses in, there is a persistent, grounded quality to the life here, a sense that Belford exists in a quiet dialogue with the water that has shaped its identity for generations.

About This Belford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belford, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.425941, -74.086808. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Belford and Monmouth County.

Detailed location data for Belford includes the ZIP code (07718), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Monmouth County (Freehold), and school district assignment (Middletown Township School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Belford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.