Tinton Falls is a

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in Monmouth County, in the

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. Located within the heart of the

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region, the borough is a commercial hub of

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(it is the site of the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets and different corporate headquarters) and is an established

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, in the

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 19,181, an increase of 1,289 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 17,892, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,839 (+18.9%) from the 15,053 counted in the 2000 census. The borough was formed as New Shrewsbury by an act of the

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on August 15, 1950, based on the results of a referendum held on July 18, 1950, after breaking away from Shrewsbury Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 183. Accessed May 30, 2024. It was renamed "Tinton Falls" in 1975, to avoid postal errors. The name came from

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's plantation, Tinton Manor (which employed free white workers and slaves)Cheslow, Jerry
"If You're Thinking of Living In/Tinton Falls, N.J.; An Old Area That Has Bloomed Lately"
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'', July 22, 2001. Accessed August 9, 2012. "The split left the old Shrewsbury Township with just the three streets that held the high-density housing. And the sparsely populated breakaway borough adopted the name New Shrewsbury, which it changed to Tinton Falls in 1975 to eliminate postal confusion.... Slavery: The Tinton Iron Works, started in 1674, was nicknamed 'the Iron Plantation' because it owned 60 or more black slaves.... According to a local history, the congregants took Woolman's message to heart. Shrewsbury Township, which included Tinton Falls, led the colonies in the number of slaves emancipated by owners during the pre-Revolutionary period. " as it featured a

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, making it one of New Jersey's earliest bustling

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. The borough is home to the highest

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on New Jersey's

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, from which the aforementioned mill generated power.

History

The area that is now known as Tinton Falls was originally settled by Europeans in the late 1600s, probably beginning with the initial land purchases from the

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Native Americans in 1664.

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and iron ore were likely the incentives that encouraged settlement: shortly after he land was purchased a man by the name of James Grover had an ironworks built along the river. Grover was likely the founder of the community, which, in the 1600s, was named "New Shrewsbury". At this time, the waterfall was known to be about high;Gabrelan, Randall
''The American Century Series: Tinton Falls in the Twentieth Century''

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, 1999. . Accessed June 7, 2015. erosion and the destruction of the dam near the ironworks have led to its diminishment.

The ironworks

Grover's

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was the central fixture of the community, and it was one of the oldest built in the country, predated only by buildings in Jamestown and

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. In 1675, a half-interest in the ironworks company was purchased by Colonel Lewis Morris, ho obtained a title granting him along the Shrewsbury River Morris also obtained land owned by Bartholomew Applegate, who had built a corn mill on the other side of the river. Morris, who procured the land for iron mining, named his holdings "Tintern Manor," after his family lands in

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, Great Britain.Barrett, William A. (ed.
''Historical Scrapbook of Tinton Falls, New Jersey''
The Tinton Falls Bicentennial Committee, 1976. Accessed October 12, 2015.

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, located in Monmouthshire,

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, is often accepted as the namesake of Tinton Falls. Tintern Abbey and Courtyard

In 1691, Colonel Morris died, leaving the ironworks and Tinton Manor (a corruption of "Tintern Manor") to his nephew of the same name. By 1714, the ironworks had become less profitable, but mention of a Tinton Falls ironworks can be found as late as 1844. Morris brought in dozens of African slaves to mine the ore resulting in the nickname the "Iron Plantation", with the highest number of slaves being in Tinton Falls at that time in the colony of New Jersey, though in the mid-18th century it had the largest number of emancipated slaves in the 13 colonies, as residents followed the preaching of abolitionist

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Separation from Shrewsbury Township

In 1693, Tinton Manor and the surrounding lands were defined as part of Shrewsbury Township. At this time, Shrewsbury included all of the land in eastern Monmouth County, but lost land due to the creation of a large number of new municipalities over the years, including the borough of Shrewsbury in 1926. In July 1950, Tinton Falls and Wayside left Shrewsbury Township, renaming themselves the Borough of New Shrewsbury. To avoid postal confusion and mix-ups with the surrounding borough and township of Shrewsbury, the residents of New Shrewsbury voted to rename the community as "The Borough of Tinton Falls" in 1975.

Geography

According to the

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, the borough had a total area of 15.60 square miles (40.41 km²), including 15.48 square miles (40.08 km²) of land and 0.13 square miles (0.33 km²) of water (0.83%). Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Wayside. Green Grove, Hockhockson, Macedonia, Pine Brook, Reevytown, West Shrewsbury and Wileys Corner are other unincorporated communities located partly or completely within the borough. The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Colts Neck Township, Eatontown, Middletown Township, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Red Bank,

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, Shrewsbury Township and Wall Township.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 17,892 people, 8,355 households, and 4,462 families in the borough. The

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was . There were 8,766 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 82.39% (14,741)

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, 9.34% (1,672) Black or African American, 0.13% (23) Native American, 4.67% (835) Asian, 0.02% (4)

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, 1.31% (235) from other races, and 2.14% (382) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.25% (1,118) of the population. Of the 8,355 households, 21.9% had children under the age of 18; 43.7% were married couples living together; 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.6% were non-families. Of all households, 42.3% were made up of individuals and 27.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.95. 19.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 78.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 74.2 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $78,894 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,470) and the median family income was $99,231 (+/− $8,633). Males had a median income of $72,478 (+/− $8,954) versus $53,956 (+/− $7,492) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,149 (+/− $2,077). About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 15,053 people, 5,883 households, and 3,976 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 6,211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 78.80%

, 13.04%

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, 0.24% Native American, 4.96% Asian, 0.01%

, 1.04% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.70% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Tinton Falls borough, New Jersey

. Accessed August 1, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Tinton Falls borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 1, 2012. There were 5,883 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11. In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $68,697, and the median income for a family was $79,773. Males had a median income of $58,098 versus $37,857 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,520. About 2.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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of . The Tinton Falls Solar Farm is a 28.5-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant covering , that contains 85,000 ground-mounted solar panels that has been the state's largest and was New Jersey's largest and one of the largest solar farms in the northeast United States at the time of its construction. Commvault Systems, founded in 1996, is a publicly traded data management and information management software company. Commvault's global headquarters are in Tinton Falls.

Parks and recreation

Overlook by the Falls, located near the town's waterfalls (the namesake for the town), is a wildlife area where trails have been added to allow visitors to view the falls and the local fauna. Borough parks include Hockhockson Park, with three baseball fields and basketball courts; Liberty II Park, with two football fields, a softball field and basketball courts; Riverdale West Park, with two soccer fields and a basketball court; and the Sycamore Recreation Complex, which offers six lighted multi-purpose fields; among the borough's other parks and recreation facilities. Shark River Park, the first included in the Monmouth County Park System when it was established in 1961, covers along the Shark River in portions of Tinton Falls, Neptune Township and Wall Township. The Twin Brook Golf Center was a public 9-hole golf course, 18-hole

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course, and driving range before the land was purchased by

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for the construction of a delivery station warehouse in 2021.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Tinton Falls operates under the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, using the Mayor-Council form of municipal government (Plan 6), implemented by direct petition as of July 1, 1985. The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council. The mayor is the chief executive officer of the borough and is directly elected for a four-year term of office. The borough council, which is the legislative body, includes five members elected

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on a

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basis for four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election every other year as part of the November general election, with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that two council seats are being chosen by voters. A business administrator reports to, and may act on behalf of the mayor, in the mayor's absence.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 63. The Borough Council voted in May 2010 to shift its elections from May to the November general election, as part of an effort to increase participation of voters and to cut costs associated with the May elections, with savings estimated at nearly $100,000 during the first decade after the change was implemented in the November 2011 vote. , the mayor of Tinton Falls is vacant following the death of Vito Perillo, whose term of office would have ended December 31, 2025.Office of the Mayor
Borough of Tinton Falls. Accessed February 6, 2025. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Risa Clay (2027), Deputy Council President Lawrence A. Dobrin (2025), Greg Alessi (2025, appointed to serve an unexpired term), Tracy A. Buckley (2027) and Michael J. Nesci (2027).November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results

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, updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results

, December 13, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022. In December 2024, the borough council appointed Greg Alessi to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that became vacant following the death of John A. Manginelli the previous month. Perillo, a World War II veteran and former engineer who won the race in 2017 by a 2,600–2,300 margin in his first run for elected office at 93 years old, ran on a platform of lowering taxes and improving transparency. In November 2021, Perillo, at 97 years old, was elected for a second four-year term, giving him the nickname "America's Oldest Mayor." He turned 100 on September 22, 2024, but rarely attended council meetings and was often represented by a proxy. In December 2024, Perillo announced that he would not run for a third term. Perillo died on February 22, 2025.

Federal, state and county representation

Tinton Falls is located in the 4th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,196 registered voters in Tinton Falls, of which 3,425 (28.1%) were registered as Democrats, 2,731 (22.4%) were registered as Republicans and 6,033 (49.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 51.9% of the vote (4,788 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 46.9% (4,329 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (108 votes), among the 9,286 ballots cast by the borough's 12,714 registered voters (61 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.0%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 51.9% of the vote (5,065 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 45.9% (4,483 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (104 votes), among the 9,763 ballots cast by the borough's 12,498 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.1%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 50.7% of the vote (4,476 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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with 48.0% (4,236 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (72 votes), among the 8,825 ballots cast by the borough's 11,432 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.2. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 67.7% of the vote (3,811 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 31.3% (1,759 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (58 votes), among the 5,696 ballots cast by the borough's 12,784 registered voters (68 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 56.9% of the vote (3,740 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 35.1% (2,307 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.6% (437 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (51 votes), among the 6,576 ballots cast by the borough's 12,354 registered voters, yielding a 53.2% turnout.

Historic district

The Tinton Falls Historic District is a

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located at the intersection between Tinton and Sycamore Avenues. The district was added to the

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on November 10, 1977, for its significance in archaeology, industry, military history and politics. With Image:Old Mill at Tinton Falls.jpg, Old Mill at Tinton Falls Image:TINTON FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ.jpg, Crawford House

Education

Public school students in

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through eighth grade attend the three schools in the Tinton Falls School District, together with students from the neighboring community of Shrewsbury Township and the dependent children of military families based at

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. All three of the district's schools are located in Tinton Falls. Shrewsbury Township is represented with one seat out of nine on the district's board of education. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 153.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 8.7:1.District information for Tinton Falls School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Mahala F. Atchison Elementary School with 438 students in grades K–3, Swimming River Elementary School with 440 students in grades 4–5 and Tinton Falls Middle School with 446 students in grades 6–8. Students in public school for

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through

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s attend Monmouth Regional High School, located in Tinton Falls. The school also serves students from Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Naval Weapons Station Earle. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 953 students and 90.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 10.6:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member

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are allocated based on the populations of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Tinton Falls. Students may also apply to attend one of the

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s in the Monmouth County Vocational School District – Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science,

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, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.

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is a coeducational, nonsectarian K–12 private school founded in 1960; its campus occupies off of Hope Road. Trinity Hall is an all-girls independent high school in the Catholic tradition, founded in 2013.

Infrastructure

Emergency services

The borough is protected by the Tinton Falls Police Department, led by Chief Michael DeLucia. Tinton Falls is covered by four fire companies, split into two fire districts. Wayside Fire Company (36–2), founded in 1919, and Pinebrook Community Hose Company (36–3), founded in 1941, are in Fire District 1. Tinton Falls Fire Company No. 1 (36–1), established in 1932, and Northside Engine Company (36–4), founded in 1955, which make up Fire District 2.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County, by the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transport ...

and by the

New Jersey Turnpike Authority The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is a state agency responsible for maintaining the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, which are two toll roads in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The agency is headquartered in Woodbridge Town ...

. Major highways passing through Tinton Falls include the

Garden State Parkway The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a Controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll road that stretches the north–south length of eastern New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May, New Jersey, Cape May north to the New York ...

,Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram

. Accessed October 28, 2013. Route 18, Route 33, and

Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The high ...

. Tinton Falls houses exits 100 (including the Judy Blume Service Area), 102, 105, and 109 on the parkway, including a high-speed toll gate, and the southern start/end of the express and local carriageways, although the borough is listed only on signs for exit 105. Major county roads that pass through Tinton Falls are County Route 520 (Newman Springs Road, which crosses the northern portion of the borough), County Route 537 (Tinton Avenue, which also crosses the northern portion of the borough from Colts Neck Township in the west to Eatontown in the east) and County Route 547 (Shafto Road), which enters from Wall Township at the borough's southwest corner and proceeds northeast towards Eatontown. Other limited access road that are accessible outside the borough include Interstate 195 in neighboring Wall Township.

Public transportation

=Bus

= Bus service is available from the Garden State Parkway to the

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via the Academy Bus Line. Monmouth Park & Ride is located in nearby in neighboring Wall Township, off of the Garden State Parkway at mile marker 100 (right before entering into Tinton Falls). It is an express route to

during peak rush-hour.

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offers local bus service on the 836 and 838 routes.

=Rail

offers passenger train service at the Red Bank station. Commuter service is provided on the

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, offering express and local service. Diesel service operates from

Hoboken Terminal Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by eight NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, an NJ T ...

to Bay Head station. Electric service operates from

New York Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (also known as New York Penn Station or simply Penn Station) is the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere, serving more than 600,000 passengers ...

to Long Branch station, where the electrified portion of the line ends. Mid-line stations include Newark Penn Station,

Newark Liberty International Airport Station Newark Liberty International Airport Station (also known as Newark Airport Rail Station and Newark RaiLink station, and often announced simply as Newark Airport) is a railroad hub on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in Newark, New Jersey. The stati ...

, and

Secaucus Junction Secaucus Junction (signed as Secaucus) is an intermodal transit hub served by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and Metro-North Railroad in Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus, New Jersey. It is one of the List of b ...

=Aviation

Monmouth Executive Airport Monmouth Executive Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located in Wall Township, New Jersey, Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, six miles west of Belmar and east of Farmingdale (from which its code BLM is derived). The Nati ...

is located in neighboring Wall, as it supplies short-distance flights for private jets to surrounding areas. The nearest major commercial airport is

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in Newark, which serves as a major hub for

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, located north (about 45 minutes drive) from the center of Tinton Falls.

Healthcare

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a 691-bed

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research and

academic medical center The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: ''Academisch Medisch Centrum''), or AMC, was the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. After merging with the VU University Medical Center, it now operates as the Amsterdam Universi ...

located in neighboring Neptune Township as part of the

Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is an American network of healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of Edison. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. Hackensack Meridian Health aims to create one ...

system, serving the northern

region.

Points of interest

* Old Mill at Tinton Falls – constructed in 1676, the site was added to the

in 1973. *Tinton Falls Library, one of the member libraries of the Monmouth County Library System. Established in 1961 as the New Shrewsbury Public Library Association, the name was changed to its current title in 1975. The library had been closed since August 2017, after an extensive mold infestation was discovered that required remediation. While the library is closed, residents can access books from other libraries in the county by obtaining a Monmouth County Library System card. After the remediation was completed, the library reopened in November 2024.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Tinton Falls include: * Bryan Antoine (born 2000),

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player for the

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team * Kelly J. Breen (born 1969), trainer of

thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...

racehorse Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...

s * Freeman Craw (1917–2017), typeface designer * Ernabel Demillo (born 1965), television journalist who is the host and producer of CUNY TV's ''Asian American Life''Cottone, Ann-Marie
"Couple in the news; At home with TV journalists Ernabel Demillo and John Muller"
'' 40º74º Magazine'', November / December 2009. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Ernabel Demillo, John Muller and daughter Alexa relax in the garden of their Tinton Falls home." *

Tom Gallagher C. Thomas Gallagher III (born February 3, 1944) is an American politician, financier, and insurance agent from the state of Florida and a member of the Republican Party. Gallagher holds the distinction of having served more years as an elected ...

(1940–2018), diplomat, who in 1976, became the first officer of the

United States Foreign Service The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of over 13,000 professionals carr ...

to come out as gay * Alan Garcia (born 1985),

thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and Horse industry, industry involving the Horse racing, racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter know ...

jockey * Robert Giroux (1914–2008), book editor and publisher who was a partner in what became known as

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* Sean Goldman (born 2000), boy in the center of an international custody dispute between his American father and Brazilian mother * Milton Goode (born 1960), retired

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er who represented the United States at the

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in Los Angeles * Michelle Leonardo (born 1990), dancer, model, winner of several

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s *

Joe Maneely Joseph Maneely (; February 18, 1926 – June 7, 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics, where he co-created the Marvel characters the Black Knight (Si ...

(1926–1958), artist who co-created

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characters the

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, the

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, the Yellow Claw, and

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* Amir Meshal (), American citizen detained by Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia during the

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* John Muller (born 1966), television journalist with

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, where his anchor duties include ''

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'' and ''

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'' * Brianne Reed (born 1994),

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who plays as a defender for

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

in Denmark's Elitedivisionen league * Ranya Senhaji (born 2002), Women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's soccer, South Carolina Gamecocks and the Morocco women's national football team, Morocco women's national team * Ivy Troutman (1884–1979), Broadway actress * Quentin Wheeler (born 1955, class of 1974), track and field athlete who came in fourth in the Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, 400 meters hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Bill Winters (American football), Bill Winters (born 1954), offensive lineman in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, American Football Association (1978–83), American Football Association and United States Football League * Dorothy Young (1907–2011), entertainer, stage assistant to magician Harry Houdini * Daryn Zhunussov (born 1991), ice dancer from KazakhstanCortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov
International Skating Union. Accessed November 7, 2013.

References

External links

Borough of Tinton Falls official website

Tinton Falls School District
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School Data for the Tinton Falls School District

Monmouth Regional High School District
{{Authority control Tinton Falls, New Jersey, 1950 establishments in New Jersey Boroughs in New Jersey Boroughs in Monmouth County, New Jersey Faulkner Act (mayor–council) Populated places established in 1950 National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places