Thorofare, New Jersey

Populated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°50′32″N 75°11′47″W / 39.84222°N 75.19639°W / 39.84222; -75.19639Country

United StatesState

^[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−04:00ZIP 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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,806^[2]		—

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
^ "Thorofare". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.