Rancocas Woods, New Jersey

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Rancocas Woods, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 39°59′20″N74°51′37″W / 39.98889°N 74.86028°W / 39.98889; -74.86028 Coordinates: 39°59′20″N74°51′37″W / 39.98889°N 74.86028°W / 39.98889; -74.86028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Mount Laurel
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
08054 [1]
Area code(s) 609, 640
GNIS feature ID879610 [2]

Rancocas Woods is an unincorporated community located within Mount Laurel Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. [3]

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The community was developed on the site of an amusement park. Houses in Rancocas Woods were first built in the 1930s. There were problems with the community when first developed. No sewers were installed, because of limited drainage, which caused floods to occur during heavy rainstorms. The water pressure from fire hydrants was unsubstantial—the volunteer fire department had to pump its water from the nearby Rancocas Creek. [4]

On July 11, 2018 the Mount Laurel Zoning Board voted to allow a section of commercial property to be zoned residential to allow the building of an apartment rental complex. This developer proposal will bring sewer and fire hydrants to this area, but will change the makeup of the shops at so-called Main Street Mount Laurel. The proposal was met with public backlash. [5]

Location

Rancocas Woods is located on the Rancocas Creek, a major river that empties into the Delaware River. Exit 43 on Interstate 295 can be used to access Rancocas Woods. There is no direct exit on the New Jersey Turnpike, however, the nearest exits to Rancocas Woods are exit 4 (Route 73 – Mount Laurel) and exit 5 (County Route 541Burlington, Mount Holly).

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to and from Philadelphia on the 413 route. [6]

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References

  1. Look Up a ZIP Code for Rancocas Woods, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 18, 2013.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancocas Woods, New Jersey
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. David L. Kirp; John P. Dwyer; Larry A. Rosenthal (1997). Our Town: Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia. Rutgers University Press. p. 48. ISBN   0-8135-2456-3 . Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  5. "Mount Laurel Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Special Meeting Minutes July 11, 2018" (PDF) (PDF). July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  6. Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 26, 2010. Accessed June 18, 2013.