Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

[3] The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey.

Cream Ridge is close to the southwesternmost extent of Monmouth County and occupies the south-central part of Upper Freehold Township.

[1] Miry Run flows westward through the community, joining Crosswicks Creek, which forms the western edge of the CDP.

Decennial Census[7]2020[3] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include: