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Unincorporated community
As seen from Phalanx Road
Phalanx, New Jersey Location in Monmouth County, New Jersey Show map of Monmouth County, New Jersey Phalanx, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Phalanx, New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Township	Colts Neck
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	879262

Main residence of the North American Phalanx as it appeared in August 1972, shortly before its destruction by fire in November 1972

Phalanx is an unincorporated community located within Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located near the Swimming River Reservoir and is across from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The community is named for the North American Phalanx, a communal agricultural community that existed in the 19th century. The community disbanded in 1854 following a fire but the main residence stood until November 14, 1972 when another fire destroyed it. Homes began to replace the former farmland beginning in the late 1970s and is now the primary composition of the area.