West Creek, New Jersey

West Creek, New Jersey
West Creek, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
	West Creek, New Jersey West Creek's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) West Creek, New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey (New Jersey) West Creek, New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°38′04″N74°18′26″W / 39.63444°N 74.30722°W Coordinates: 39°38′04″N74°18′26″W / 39.63444°N 74.30722°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Eagleswood
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
ZIP code	08092
GNIS feature ID	0881694

Last updated September 03, 2021

West Creek is an unincorporated community and hamlet located within Eagleswood Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.^[2]

History

The settlement is named after the stream that runs through it, Westecunk Creek. The name of the creek is derived from the Lenape word "westeconk," meaning "place of fat meat".

Education

Present day schools are Eagleswood Elementary School and Pinelands Regional School District.

Location

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08092. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08092 was 3,003. The village is served by a general aviation airport, Eagles Nest Airport.

More history

Captain Hazelton Seaman built and designed the first sneakbox, the "Devil's Coffin," in 1836, in West Creek, New Jersey.^[3]

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References

↑ "West Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-09-23.
↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
↑ Barnegat Bay Sneakbox, Little Egg Harbor Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2014.

External links

Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08092 from the United States Census Bureau

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[usgs-1] "West Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-09-23.

[2] Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.

[3] Barnegat Bay Sneakbox, Little Egg Harbor Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2014.

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West Creek, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
West Creek, New Jersey West Creek's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) Show map of Ocean County, New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey (New Jersey) Show map of New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey West Creek, New Jersey (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°38′04″N74°18′26″W / 39.63444°N 74.30722°W / 39.63444; -74.30722 Coordinates: 39°38′04″N74°18′26″W / 39.63444°N 74.30722°W / 39.63444; -74.30722
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Eagleswood
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
ZIP code	08092
GNIS feature ID	0881694^[1]