Shark River, located closest to Neptune Township and Asbury Park, is a quaint Riverside Community in Monmouth County, NJ. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,697 people, 1,511 households, and 1,065 families residing in the surrounding area.

“A Healthy Place to Raise Children Amidst the Fresh Air and Pines” was the slogan for Shark River Hills when it opened as a summer resort in 1923, the same can be said for this community today. Nestled in a hilly peninsula overlooking 3 and a half miles of the scenic waterfront “The Hills” as it is popularly known, offers the familiarity of small-town life within an hour’s commute of New York City.

With the Shark River Golf Course in its backyard and the Shark River Marina and Yacht Club at its waterline, Shark River Hills is an outdoor paradise. Bathing, fishing, crabbing, boating, and birding are all locally available, as well as many parks and a nature trail which the community’s highlights historic, environmental, and scenic stops.