Deal is a
borough
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situated on the
Jersey Shore
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within
Monmouth County
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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. The community was settled by Europeans in the mid-1660s and named after an English carpenter from
Deal, Kent
Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, north-east of Dover, England, Dover and south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely linked t ...
. As of the
2020 United States census, the borough's population was 900,
[ an increase of 150 (+20.0%) from the 2010 census count of 750,][ which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−29.9%) from the 1,070 counted in the 2000 census.
Deal is home to a significant population of ]Orthodox
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Sephardic Jews
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, mainly of Syrian
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origin. As many as 80% of Deal's Jewish population are Sephardi Jews, and the year-round population jumps ten-fold to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews
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. In the 2000 census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country. Most of the town consisted of homes close to or over one hundred years old in the Victorian
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** Victorian architecture
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and American Foursquare
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styles.
In 2007, Deal was ranked by ''Forbes
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'' magazine as the 13th most expensive ZIP Code in the nation with a median sale price of $1,825,000. It was also named the 4th most expensive zip code in New Jersey in 2017, with a median sale price of $1,207,500. In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Deal in a tie with 94110 in San Francisco
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as the 85th most expensive ZIP Code in the country, and second-highest in New Jersey, with a median sales price of $1,500,000. Then again in 2021, it was ranked as the second-most expensive zip code in New Jersey with a typical home value of $2,141,154 In 2022, Deal was ranked as the most expensive ZIP Code in New Jersey, with homes valued at $2,400,000. ''Forbes
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'' listed Deal as the most expensive ZIP Code in New Jersey in 2024 with a median price of $3,710,000.
History
A group from Rhode Island
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settled in the area of Middletown Township and Shrewsbury Township in the mid-1660s, after having purchased what was known as the Monmouth Patent. Thomas Whyte, an English carpenter from the shore-side community of Deal, Kent
Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, north-east of Dover, England, Dover and south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely linked t ...
, acquired in Shrewsbury Township along the shore that became known as "Deal", from the name of the English town. Present-day Norwood Avenue dates back to the early 18th century construction of the Long Branch-Deal Turnpike.[History]
Borough of Deal. Accessed January 27, 2025. "1701's: The Long Branch and Deal Turnpike (Norwood Avenue) is laid out.
On August 14, 1829, at 11:30 PM local time, the fall of a meteorite was observed. The weight of the recovered stone was . The meteorite was officially named "Deal" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite L.
Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and ...
, from portions of Ocean Township.[Snyder, John P]
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 18, 2012.
In summer 2009, several residents of Deal were involved in a scandal called Operation Bid Rig
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014 ...
, which involved public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking of human organs.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the borough had a total area of 1.32 square miles (3.42 km2), including 1.18 square miles (3.07 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.35 km2) of water (10.30%). The borough's beaches have been expanded significantly due to reclamation of the beach by way of dredging.
Unincorporated communities
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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include South Elberon.
The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Allenhurst, Long Branch, and Ocean Township.
Deal Lake
Deal Lake is a man-made lake in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is the largest lake in the county and one of the largest lakes in New Jersey, occupying 158 acres and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
The lake covers . Seven municipalities border t ...
covers and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park
Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, a dec ...
, Interlaken
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, Loch Arbour, Neptune Township and Ocean Township.
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 750 people, 333 households, and 182 families in the borough. The population density
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was 604.8 per square mile (233.5/km2). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 746.7 per square mile (288.3/km2). The racial makeup was 91.60% (687) White
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, 1.60% (12) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 3.47% (26) Asian, 0.13% (1) Pacific Islander
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, 2.00% (15) from other races, and 1.20% (9) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 7.33% (55) of the population.[
Of the 333 households, 12.9% had children under the age of 18; 40.8% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.3% were non-families. Of all households, 35.7% were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.][
14.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.7 males.][
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 ]American Community Survey
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted
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dollars) median household income
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was $59,615 (with a margin of error of +/− $17,199) and the median family income was $95,833 (+/− $32,359). Males had a median income of $52,625 (+/− $17,303) versus $25,139 (+/− $4,348) for females. The per capita income
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for the borough was $46,867 (+/− $8,038). About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 1,070 people, 434 households, and 289 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 953 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White
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, 1.21% African American
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, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino people of any race were 5.05% of the population.[Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Deal borough, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed July 18, 2012.[DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Deal borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed July 18, 2012.
There were 434 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.[
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.][
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,472, and the median income for a family was $65,313. Males had a median income of $57,857 versus $27,813 for females. The ]per capita income
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for the borough was $38,510. About 7.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[
]
Government
Local government
Deal is governed under the Walsh Act
The Walsh Act is a piece of legislation in the U.S. state of New Jersey that permits municipalities to adopt a non-partisan commission form of government. The legislation was signed by Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson on April 25, 1911. The ...
form of government.[''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', ]Rutgers University
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, March 2013, p. 94. The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government. The governing body consists of three commissioners, who are elected at-large
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on a non-partisan
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basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor.
, members of the Deal Committee are
Mayor Samuel M. Cohen (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety),
Jack A. Kassin (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and
David Simhon (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), all serving concurrent terms of office ending May 15, 2028.[Administration]
Borough of Deal. Accessed January 29, 2025.[May 14, 2024 Municipal Elections - Allenhurst, Deal, Keansburg and Loch Arbour Unofficial Results]
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County () is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to its west by Mercer and Middlesex Counties, to its south by Ocean County, to its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to its north ...
, updated June 3, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.
Mayor Harry Franco, who had first been elected as a commissioner, died on January 30, 2013.
Federal, state, and county representation
Deal is located in the 6th Congressional District[Plan Components Report]
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.[Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District]
New Jersey Department of State
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.[''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government'']
New Jersey League of Women Voters
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 616 registered voters in Deal, of which 113 (18.3%) were registered as Democrats, 146 (23.7%) were registered as Republicans
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
and 357 (58.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.
In the 2012 presidential election
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January
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, Republican Mitt Romney
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received 71.4% of the vote (225 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama
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with 27.9% (88 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (2 votes), among the 316 ballots cast by the borough's 602 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 52.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain
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received 71.0% of the vote (303 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 25.8% (110 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (2 votes), among the 427 ballots cast by the borough's 678 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.0%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush
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received 66.7% of the vote (314 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry
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with 32.1% (151 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (4 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 768 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.3.
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie
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received 75.8% of the vote (122 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono
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with 22.4% (36 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (3 votes), among the 163 ballots cast by the borough's 597 registered voters (2 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.4% of the vote (172 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine
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with 31.6% (83 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett
Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States En ...
with 3.0% (8 votes), among the 263 ballots cast by the borough's 654 registered voters, yielding a 40.2% turnout.
Education
Deal School District serves public school students in kindergarten
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through eighth grade at Deal School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 160 students and 19.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio
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of 8.2:1.[District information for Deal Boro School District]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed February 1, 2024. In the 2016–17 school year, Deal had the 35th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 165 students. In the 2013–2014 school year, nearly 90% of the district's enrollment was from students participating in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
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, for whom the state paid the district $12,500 in supplemental aid per student.
For ninth
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through twelfth grade
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s, students attend Shore Regional High School
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, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
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. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 585 students and 52.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio
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of 11.1:1.
Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como
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, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken
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and Lake Como.[Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy]
"Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say"
''Asbury Park Press
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'', January 27, 2005. Accessed August 28, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
Houses of worship
Area synagogues and churches include:
* Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Deal, the Hathaway Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[History]
, Edmond J. Safra Synagogue. Accessed July 13, 2017.
* Bet Yosef, Hechal Shaul Synagogue, Ahaba Ve Ahva (Orthodox, Syrian traditions, Egyptian traditions)
* Magen David of West Deal, (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
* Ohel Yaakob, the Lawrence Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
* Ohel Simha, the Park Avenue Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
* Synagogue of Deal (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)
* Saint Mary's of the Assumption, at Richmond Avenue (Roman Catholic)
* Joseph S. Jemal Synagogue of Deal extension of the Hathaway Synagogue (Orthodox, Syrian traditions)[
]
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
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.
Route 71, Norwood Ave., is the only state highway serving Deal directly -- much of which is a divided road with a median. However, several other highways are accessible in neighboring towns, including Route 35
The following highways are numbered 35:
The Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم, ''Śāhirāh-i Qarāquram''), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵), N-35, and the China–Pakistan Friendsh ...
, Route 18, Route 66
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, and the Garden State Parkway
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.
Public transportation
NJ Transit
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provides local bus transportation on the 837
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Year 837 ( DCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Arab War: Emperor Theophilos leads a massive Byzantine expeditionary force into Mesopotamia. ...
route. NJ Transit train service is available at the Allenhurst and Elberon stations on the North Jersey Coast Line
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.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Deal has a humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(''Cfa''). ''Cfa'' climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above , at least four months with an average temperature at or above , at least one month with an average temperature at or above and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid with a cooling afternoon sea breeze
A sea breeze or onshore breeze is a wind that blows in the afternoon from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass. By contrast, a land breeze or offshore breeze is a wind that blows in the night from a landmass toward or onto a large ...
in Deal, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index
The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shade (shadow), shaded areas, to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were some other value in the Shade (s ...
values above . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on August 9, 2001, and the highest daily average mean dew point
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was on August 13, 2016. July is the peak in thunderstorm
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activity and the average wettest month is August. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was on August 27, 2011. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is . Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill
Wind chill (popularly wind chill factor) is the sensation of cold produced by the wind for a given ambient air temperature on exposed skin as the air motion accelerates the rate of heat transfer from the body to the surrounding atmosphere. Its va ...
values below . The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is , and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter
A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below) is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. Typically, such storms originate as a low ...
activity.
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler
August William Kuchler (born ''August Wilhelm Küchler''; 26 July 1907 – 17 June 1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system that has become widely used in the United Sta ...
U.S. potential natural vegetation
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types, Deal would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
(''104'') with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood
Hardwood is wood from Flowering plant, angiosperm trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal ecosystem, boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostl ...
Forest (''25''). The plant hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of . The average date of first spring leaf-out is March 24 and fall color typically peaks in early-November.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Deal include:
* Rudolf Bauer (1889–1953), German-born painter who was involved in the avant-garde
In the arts and literature, the term ''avant-garde'' ( meaning or ) identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable ...
group ''Der Sturm
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'' in Berlin
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, and whose work would become central to the Non-Objective art
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collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim
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* Brute Force (stage name of Stephen Friedland, born 1940), singer and songwriter
* Joseph Cayre
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(born 1941), investor and owner of Midtown Equities[
* Stanley Chera (1942–2020), real estate developer
* ]Adela Cojab
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(born 1996), author and activist advocating against antisemitism and for Zionist causes
* Nadine Epstein
Nadine Epstein an American journalist and author.
Career
She is the editor-in-chief and CEO of ''Moment (magazine), Moment'' magazine. She also is founder and executive director of the Center for Creative Change. Epstein frequently writes and sp ...
, journalist and author. Editor in chief and CEO of '' Moment'' magazine
* George K. Fraenkel (1921–2009), physical chemist
* Tom Gallagher
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(1940–2018), diplomat. In 1976, he became the first officer of the United States Foreign Service
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to come out as gay
* Frank Hague
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(1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City
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* Lahav Harkov
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She was formerly the Senior Contributing Editor and Diplomatic C ...
, journalist who serves as the senior contributing editor and diplomatic correspondent of ''The Jerusalem Post
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''
* Huntington Hartford
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After his father's death in 1922, Hartfor ...
(1911–2008), businessman, philanthropist, stage and film producer and art collector. Heir to the A&P supermarket fortune
* Sean T. Kean (born 1963), politician who has represented the 30th Legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
since 2012
* Albert Laboz, real estate developer
* Willie Moretti
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(1894–1951), mobster who served as underboss
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of the Genovese crime family
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* David Rockwell
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(born 1956), architect and designer
* Patti Scialfa
Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into t ...
(born 1953), member of the E Street Band
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and wife of Bruce Springsteen
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* P. Hal Sims
Philip Hal Sims (November 8, 1886 – February 26, 1949) was an American contract bridge, bridge player. In 1932 he was ranked by Shepard Barclay, bridge commentator of the ''New York Herald Tribune'', the second best player in the US during the pr ...
(1886–1949) and Dorothy Rice Sims
Dorothy Rice Sims (June 24, 1889 – March 24, 1960) was an American sportswoman, aviator, bridge player, artist, and journalist.
Family
Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June 24, 1889, Sims was one of six children of Julia (née Barnett) a ...
(1889–1960), contract bridge
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celebrities and experts whose home in Deal was a headquarters and retreat for authorities on the game, 1920s–1930s
* Joseph Sitt
Joseph J. Sitt (born 1974) is an American real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company Thor Equities.
Early life and education
Sitt was born in 1964 near Coney Island, Brooklyn (born 1964), real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company Thor Equities
Thor Equities is a real estate development, leasing and management firm, with headquarters in New York City, London and Mexico City. Thor Equities owns property in the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, India and Latin America, including Lond ...
[Stulbrg, Ariel]
"Dominating Deal; Mapping out just how many properties NYC’s Syrian Jewish real estate moguls own in this Jersey Shore hamlet"
'' The Real Deal'', August 1, 2015. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Joe Sitt — CEO of Thor Equities, co-owner of Town Residential and founder of the Ashley Stewart clothing store — owns 71 Ocean Avenue, just up the beach from Sutton.... Joseph Cayre, the head of Midtown Equities, owns 18 and 24 Deal Esplanade and co-owns the adjacent plot at 11 Marine Place with his son Jack. "
* Maxine Stuart
Maxine Stuart (June 28, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American actress.
Biography
Stuart was born in Deal, New Jersey as Maxine Shlivek, and raised in Manhattan and Lawrence, Nassau County, New York.
Stuart was a life member of The Actors Stud ...
(1918–2013), actress
* Jeff Sutton (born 1960), real estate developer, billionaire, founder of Wharton Properties
* Jeffrey Vinik
Jeffrey N. Vinik (born March 22, 1959) is an American investor and sports team owner. He worked at Fidelity Investments and managed a private hedge fund, and from 2010 until October 24, 2024 was majority owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and a mi ...
(born 1959), investor and owner of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning
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[Staff]
"Who is Jeff Vinik?"
, ''Tampa Bay Times
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'', February 5, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2015. "Born: March 22, 1959, Deal, N.J."
References
External links
Deal Borough website
Deal School District
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School Data for the Deal School District
National Center for Education Statistics
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