History · Thorofare

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Thorofare, in brief

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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. 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. 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.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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