Bradley Beach, New Jersey

About Bradley Beach

Bradley Beach is a small town in eastern New Jersey counting 4,140 people who proudly call it home.

Bradley Beach holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.61 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,787 residents per square mile.

📰 Bradley Beach News Today

• Bradley Beach Tourism Commission Presents 6th Annual Pirate Day and Inaugural Reggae Festival on August 22 NewJerseyStage.com · Aug 18
• The Ultimate Jersey Shore Beach Guide: Best Beaches by Category & County New Jersey Monthly Magazine · Aug 10
• 710 Beach Ave Apt 3, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 Realtor.com · Jul 31
• Bradley Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Tiny Jersey Shore cottage just hit the market and is already generating buzz NJ.com · Jul 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bradley Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Bradley Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bradley Beach

• Bagels International — bagel
• Fins — mexican
• Giamano's — italian
• Pizza on Main — pizza
• The Buttered Biscuit
• Vics — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bradley Beach

• Fletcher Lake Park reviews ★
• Riley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bradley Beach

• Bradley Beach Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bradley Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities