Why live in Marlboro Township
Marlboro Township is located in Monmouth County, NJ and is 42 miles from New York City and 62 miles to Philadelphia. Marlboro, NJ has been named one of the safest places to live within New Jersey. Living in Marlboro Township offers a suburban lifestyle, yet offers convenient access to NYC, Philadelphia and only a short car ride to many beautiful beaches.
Many Marlboro residents commute to NYC. There are several sheltered bus stops along the Route 9 Corridor and NJ Transit offers transportation to The Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC. NJ Transit also provides rail service via the North Jersey Coast LIne to New York’s Penn Station. The nearest train station is Aberdeen-Matawan location and only a few minutes from Marlboro.
Morganville is a subsection within Marlboro Township, and is considered an unincorporated community and census designated place. Morganville’s zip code is 07751 and Marlboro’s zip code is 07746.
Marlboro & Morganville are desirable towns to live in within Monmouth County for many reasons. Many families with children live in Marlboro Township, making it a close knit community and easy to develop social ties with other families. Marlboro is known for its community and family-oriented services. Marlboro is also known to be one of the more educated communities, not only within New Jersey, but throughout America as well. The Marlboro public school system is highly rated.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Marlboro High School which is part of The Freehold Regional High School District. The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Howell, Freehold Township, Freehold Borough and Manalapan Township. Students from Marlboro Township can apply to participate in one of the Freehold Regional Learning Center Magnet programs within these six schools.
For many years, Marlboro was called Marlborough, however, there is no documentation on when it was changed. According to history, the name Marlboro came from the discovery of marl on a farm in 1768.
If you are a new resident of Marlboro, NJ, you may find answers to many Marlboro questions in this New Resident Guide.