Middletown (New Jersey) - township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Middletown is a bedroom community of New York City in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Middletown sits on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. This article also covers Highlands borough.

Residents like Middletown for its central location and proximity to the rest of the Jersey Shore.

Although Sandy Hook is under the jurisdiction of Middletown, it is disconnected from the rest of the township by land and is covered in a separate article.

Get in

By bus

New Jersey Transit provides local bus service on the 817, 833 and 834 routes.

By rail

Take the New Jersey Transit North Jersey Coast Line from New York Penn Station or other stops along the line. Get off at the Middletown Station on Church Street, which is cleverly located in the middle of the town. The old Middletown station house, which still stands today, even after they built another one on the other side of Church Street to it that's still used today

  • Middletown railway station, 746 Orchard St. Service between New York City's Pennsylvania Station and Bay Head on the North Jersey Coast Line. 2021-04-12

By ferry

Take the SeaStreak or another of the fast ferries from Manhattan to Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, or Belford NJ. Then take a shuttle, cab, or short drive to Middletown.

By car

Take the Garden State Parkway to Exits 109 or 114, heading northeast.

Get around

Like most suburbs, Middletown isn't that big on trains and buses. The only train station that serves Middletown is the Middletown station, which is run by NJ Transit and takes you to New York City or places like Long Branch or Bay Head.

See

Watch out for this clown

  • The Evil Clown of Middletown, Highway 35 (at Kings Hiway East.), 40.3917°, -74.0991°. A large outdoor sign on northbound New Jersey Route 35 in Middletown Township, New Jersey, advertising a liquor store.

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  • The Hub Middletown (Best Western), 750 Highway 35 (Exit 117/114 off the Garden State Parkway, follow south on Highway 35 to Middletown), 40.387447°, -74.098457°, +1 732-671-3400. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. The hotel was taken over by Best Western in late 2021-it was once a Quality Inn In addition, Marriott (a Courtyard by Marriott hotel) and Extended Stay America have hotels near each other in Lincroft.

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Middletown Township

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Postal code:07748Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/New_YorkPopulation:67,106Coordinates:40.41, -74.07

Monmouth County

2nd-order administrative division

New Jersey

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
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