Adelphia, New Jersey | |
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Location in
Monmouth County Location in
New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°13′05″N 74°15′23″W / 40.21806°N 74.25639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Township | Howell |
Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
ZIP code | |
GNIS feature ID | 0874260 [3] |
Adelphia is an unincorporated community located in northern Howell Township, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07710. [1] The community borders Freehold Township, and residents who reside in Adelphia use a Freehold mailing address.
Prior to the community adapting its name from the Greek word for 'brotherhood' (adelphia), the area was previously known as Turkey. [5] The only remnants of Turkey happen to lie within the title of a nearby county park, Turkey Swamp Park. Prior to the Turkey name the area was called "Blue Ball". [6]
The community of Adelphia has a total area of 35.41 square kilometres (13.67 sq mi) and an estimated population of 17,000. [7] The area is bordered by nearby Colts Neck Township, Farmingdale, and Freehold Township.
From Kindergarten to Grade 8, public school students in Adelphia are educated by Howell Township Public Schools. Public school students from Kindergarten-2nd grade attend Adelphia School or Griebling School, from grades 3-5 attend Howell Memorial School, and from grades 6-8 attend Howell Middle School North. Public school students from grades 9-12 attend either Howell High School, Freehold Township High School or Colts Neck High School, (depending on their home address) as a part of the Freehold Regional High School District.
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University has a facility in Adelphia, the Rutgers Plant Science Research and Extension Farm. [8]
Adelphia is also the home of the Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey, an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva high school and rabbinical college.
The Howell Park & Ride, located in the neighborhood of Adelphia off of U.S. Route 9, is utilized by many commuters. [9] [10] From the park & ride, New Jersey Transit provides bus transportation to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 139 route and to both Jersey City and Newark on the 64 and 67 routes. [11] Bus service is also available from Adelphia to Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan via the Academy Bus Line. [12]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Adelphia has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [13]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Adelphia include:
The area was later called Turkey...before becoming known as Adelphia. In addition to Adelphia, Howell has a number of other early settlement areas that later became suburban neighborhoods: Bethel (Southard), Jerseyville (originally called Green Grove), Ramtown, Squankum, Freewood Acres, and Ardena. Bethel, an area in the southwest part of Howell Township, was settled in 1865 when a lot was donated by Israel Reynolds to build a Methodist Church that was completed in 1866. A school house opened in 1870, followed by a store in 1872. A post office opened in 1882 and reflected the area's name change from Bethel to Southard.