Oakhurst

Geography

Oakhurst is in eastern Monmouth County, in the northeast part of Ocean Township. The census-designated place is bordered to the west by New Jersey Route 35, to the north by West Park Avenue, to the east by Monmouth Road, and to the south by Deal Road. The unincorporated community of Oakhurst includes land to the north and east of the CDP. Route 35 leads north to Eatontown and south to Neptune City. The Atlantic Ocean along the Elberon section of Long Branch is less than to the east. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Oakhurst CDP has a total area of , including of water (0.19%). The community is drained by Poplar Brook, which flows east to the Atlantic at Deal. Elevations in Oakhurst range from less than above sea level along Poplar Brook to over in the northern and southwestern parts of the community.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Howell High School
  High · FARMINGDALE · 2,011 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Long Branch High School
  High · LONG BRANCH · 1,548 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• Middletown High School South
  High · MIDDLETOWN · 1,474 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• Colts Neck High School
  High · COLTS NECK · 1,432 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Neptune High School
  High · NEPTUNE · 1,203 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Red Bank Regional High School
  High · LITTLE SILVER · 1,195 students · 9.8:1 ratio
• Long Branch Middle School
  Middle · LONG BRANCH · 1,108 students · 9.9:1 ratio
• Howell Township Middle School North
  Middle · FARMINGDALE · 1,030 students · 12:1 ratio