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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Monmouth
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Incorporated :
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April 9, 1885 as Ocean Beach borough
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Renamed :
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November 20, 1890 as Borough of Belmar
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Named for :
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Italian language "beautiful sea"
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• Type :
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Faulkner Act (small municipality)
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• Body :
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Borough Council
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• Mayor :
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Mark Walsifer (R, term ends December 31, 2022)[3][4]
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• Administrator :
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Edward D. Kirschenbaum Sr.[5][6]
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• Municipal clerk :
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April Claudio[5]
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• Total :
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5,794
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• Land :
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1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
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• Water :
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0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) 35.19%
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Area rank :
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437th of 565 in state35th of 53 in county[1]
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Elevation[8] :
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13 ft (4 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[12] :
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5,545
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• Rank :
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356th of 566 in state31st of 53 in county[13]
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• Density :
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5,544.0/sq mi (2,140.6/km2)
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• Density rank :
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95th of 566 in state10th of 53 in county[13]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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07715, 07719[14][15]
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Area code(s) :
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732 exchange: 681 [16]
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FIPS code :
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3402504930[1][17][18]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885155[1][19]
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Website :
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www.belmar.com
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