ZIP Code 08742

08742 is one of New Jersey's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County.

City: Point Pleasant Beach
County: Ocean County
State: New Jersey
Prefix: 087xx

Where this code sits

08742 is part of the 087xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Point Pleasant Beach.

Point Pleasant Beach New Jersey ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 08742 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 08742

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 08742.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 08730	1.9 mi	Brielle, NJ
ZIP code 08736	2.8 mi	Manasquan, NJ
ZIP code 08724	3.0 mi	Brick, NJ
ZIP code 08738	3.8 mi	Mantoloking, NJ
ZIP code 08750	3.8 mi	Sea Girt, NJ
ZIP code 08723	4.0 mi	Brick, NJ
ZIP code 08720	4.9 mi	Allenwood, NJ
ZIP code 07762	5.2 mi	Spring Lake, NJ

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 08742, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 08742. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.