 The community was named for Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.According to the United States Census Bureau, Asbury had a total area of 0.700 square miles (1.813 km2), including 0.694 square miles (1.798 km2) of land and 0.006 square miles (0.015 km2) of water (0.85%).As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08802 was 3,933.