Thorofare, New Jersey

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
Thorofare
Thorofare
Location in Gloucester County
Thorofare is located in New Jersey
Thorofare
Thorofare
Location in New Jersey
Thorofare is located in the United States
Thorofare
Thorofare
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′32″N 75°11′47″W / 39.84222°N 75.19639°W / 39.84222; -75.19639
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 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
08086
FIPS code34-28380[3]
GNIS feature ID0881166[4]

Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] 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.

Checkpoint Systems is headquartered in Thorofare.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Thorofare". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.