Oakhurst is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[9] (CDP) in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

[3] Oakhurst is in eastern Monmouth County, in the northeast part of Ocean Township.

[12] The unincorporated community of Oakhurst includes land to the north and east of the CDP.

The Atlantic Ocean along the Elberon section of Long Branch is less than 2 miles (3 km) to the east.

[1] The community is drained by Poplar Brook, which flows east to the Atlantic at Deal.

[13] The 2010 United States census counted 3,995 people, 1,372 households, and 1,125 families in the CDP.

Of all households, 14.4% were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[15] As of the 2000 United States Census[6] there were 4,152 people, 1,397 households, and 1,176 families living in the CDP.