Just tell everyone what parkway exit you are and people will know! Or you can just say right by Sandy Hook.

Central

you live in central jersey and pretty much the most north part of the shore

yea its cheese quake

Central Jersey falls between 78 and 195. So if you want to talk North, Central, or South, you're in Central Jersey.

Talking to people from NJ, you'd say you're from the Highlands, which people will immediately know. If you're talking about where you live to people from out of the area, I'd say something like "The central coast of NJ on the bay, about an hour on the ferry to NYC"

Central but plenty of people will argue with you over it lol

New question, why have multiple people from Cherry Hill told me that central Jersey doesn’t exist?

Because they’re idiots!

Lol welcome to NJ! There is no objective answer to your question. We here have a revered tradition of endlessly debating north vs south and whether central exists (it does) and if so what it is. Soon it will be time for your coming of Jersey baptism, to choose sides in the pork roll vs Taylor ham debate. Good luck and don't choose the wrong one!

It is in fact cheese-quake to answer your second question.

I would call that the bay shore

Central

They are just being stubborn. Central Jersey is a thing. Arguing about it is a meme now. It used to be much more rural, has been undergoing a population boom for a few decades and now has its own identity. Same story throughout history.

You are in the northern part of Central Jersey……or the southern part of North Jersey depending who you’re talking to.

there are 2 parts to nj....Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.

Born and raised and still living in the area- I describe it as CNJ or the North Jersey Shore, personally. Welcome! I think our corner of the state is one of the nicest.

Carton Brewery is good. Check it out

Central / jersey shore. Depending on where exactly in highlands could straight up be called jersey shore. The inlet has its own bay and a small public beach for Atlantic highlands right next to Sandy hook so I’d absolutely consider that jersey shore. The stretch of highway leading to Middletown is more “central jersey” so you could say both.

Yes it’s pronounced cheese-quake.

At best north boundary is 287, not 78

Bay shore is down by the Delaware bay

maybe but the section from perth amboy to sandy hook is known as the bay shore as well. if you drive on 36 there's "bay shore deli" and "bay shore ford" and whatnot

Same reason why children throws tantrums. To seek your attention. Central Jersey has two of NJ's best colleges (Princeton and Rutgers) A great mix of diversity without crazy rachetness. Entertainment, Food, culture, malls, nature, and still have room to spread stretch out. You also get a little bit of both North and South Jersey culture in one spot... when you are complete, there's no sense of jealousy or seek attention for it. We just sit back and be content. Everyone knows who we are even out of staters. We made a name for ourselves and it's CNJ.

I like North Jersey Shore for that strip along Sandy Hook Bay.

South

I mentally divide the state into Western, North, Central, South, and the Shore. I'd put Atlantic Highlands in the Jersey Shore category.

If they live in Atlantic Highlands then they wouldn’t say they are crime Highlands. Two different towns, and AH people don’t like being associated with Highlands people.

towards the shore we say in north Jersey, or even down the shore. anyway we jealous.

ETA, seems this is misunderstood, North Jersey calls it the shore, on the way down the shore.

You live down the shore, by Sandy Hook.

Okay, I was born in NJ and lived here all my 67 years and don't know any better place. You live in Central Jersey. which does not exist, at the northern end of the shore where people who don't have Easy Path go when they don't have exact change for more tolls. The dividing lines are Rt. 78 and 195.

But to real NJ history buffs you live in East Jersey.

It is pronounced Cheese Quake. Now, go visit the Twin Lights and grab a THEC on the way home.

That's pork roll territory I think. But yeah, It's NYC Metro, Raritan Bay. By sandy hook AKA Northern Jersey shore aka North Jersey Coast Rail line. AKA route 36 traffic sucks

I’ve lived in AH for several years, and in my experience, North Jersey Shore seems to work best. It fits the coastal character of the community and isn’t as vague as just “central.”

The people from Cherry Hill saying there is no central NJ are idiots!

There’s no debate, it’s pork roll ;)

central shore area

Bayshore hospital, etc

Central

My friend lives in Atlantic Highlands. He’s born and raised NJ (just to clarify, not a transplant) and refers to it as central.

I live on the west coast and was talking to someone I met in a bar who was from NJ. I mentioned “central jersey” and he looked me dead in the eyes and said “there’s no such thing as central New Jersey” lol.

Pronounced “Shayz-koo-ah-Kay” a Lenape term which loosely translates to last central jersey rest stop before north jersey

Born and raised in Monmouth County, you live in central NJ.

And there’s also Bayshore middle school

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Central Nj or shore region.

On the other side, is the Raritan Bay, A.K.A. The queens necklace for how it lights up at night

Central, from Monmouth myself. Tinton Falls and moved to South NJ. I was like a myth.

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Limbo cause its not north jersey, its not south and its not quite the shore and central doesn’t really exist.

I grew up in AH! Miss it there

Welcome to the neighborhood, you are in central Jersey! Atlantic Highlands is small but has all the best food. Kunya Siam has ruined us for any other Thai food. Cheesequake is said like it’s spelled, but a bastardized version of the Lenape language. Yup, lived in the area all my life, as me anything.

people will say you live by the shore but its called the beach. literally no one who grew up by the beach calls it the shore.

Here are a few maps that might help you.

And one that most agree with.

I wasnt clear, I'm in North Jersey and WE call it the shore.

From my lifetime of New Jersey living you are in the middle of Central New Jersey. Another entry said you were at the northern point of the shore region and I would have to agree with that too.

I love Atlantic Highlands — enjoy!

The area of pork roll

Down the shore to be exact

😂😂 It’s a huge Jersey debate. North and South are definite but that middle portion is up for grabs!! 😂

It’s end endless debate. I say it exists.

Monmouth is central jersey

I felt like I had stumbled onto something big 😂

Central jersey exists & it’s the best part.

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