West Allenhurst, New Jersey facts for kids

Quick facts for kids West Allenhurst, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
At the intersection of Corlies Avenue and Monmouth Road (CR 15)
West Allenhurst, New Jersey Location in Monmouth County, New Jersey Show map of Monmouth County, New Jersey West Allenhurst, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey West Allenhurst, New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Township	Ocean
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	881673

West Allenhurst is an unincorporated community located within Ocean Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07711. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07711 was 1,934. West Allenhurst is bordered by Allenhurst to the east, Deal to the northeast, and Interlaken to the south. Major arterial roads in the community are the east-west Corlies Avenue (which leads directly to NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line Allenhurst station) and the north-south Monmouth Road (County Route 15).

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Allenhurst include:

• Gloria Monty (1921–2006), television producer best known for her work in the field of soap operas, most notably her tenure at General Hospital.
• Richard R. Stout (1912–1986), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1952 to 1974.
• Lew Tucker (born 1950), computer scientist, open source advocate and industry executive
• Tommy Tucker (1903–1989), bandleader best known for "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire".