Thorofare, New Jersey

Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08086. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 2,806.[2] As of the 2000 census, the population of a different geographic entity containing Thorofare, namely ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08086, was 5,424.

Thorofare, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Signage indicating exit to Thorofare from southbound Interstate Highway 295
Signage indicating exit to Thorofare from southbound Interstate Highway 295
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Thorofare's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)
Thorofare is located in New Jersey
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Thorofare (New Jersey)
Thorofare is located in the United States
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Thorofare (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°50′32″N 75°11′47″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipWest Deptford
Area
[1]
 • Total4.11 sq mi (10.64 km2)
 • Land3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2)
 • Water0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,806
 • Density837.6/sq mi (323.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00
ZIP code
08086
GNIS feature ID0881166[3]

Checkpoint Systems is headquartered in Thorofare.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20202,806[2]—

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. "Thorofare". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  4. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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