Towaco, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Towaco is an unincorporated area within Montville Township
in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP code
07082. Its name reflects the Native American history in the area, which identified the locale as TaWagh, a meaning "hill", a reference to the terrain of Towaco.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
07082 was 4,723.
The Towaco
train station offers New Jersey Transit
rail service along the Montclair-Boonton Line
. It essentially replaces the abandoned Montville station. The train station has been renovated.
Ryan Boyle from smash hit t.v. show, the bugglins and rock group your ruse also lived/lives in towaco.
Montville Township, New Jersey
Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 21,528....
in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
07082. Its name reflects the Native American history in the area, which identified the locale as TaWagh, a meaning "hill", a reference to the terrain of Towaco.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
07082 was 4,723.
The Towaco
Towaco (NJT station)
Towaco Station is a New Jersey Transit station in the Towaco section of Montville, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station was renovated in the late 1990s. The railroad line is currently just one main track, but operated as many as four tracks in the 1920s for transport of...
train station offers New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
rail service along the Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
. It essentially replaces the abandoned Montville station. The train station has been renovated.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Towaco include:- Ulric EllerhusenUlric EllerhusenUlric Henry Ellerhusen first name variously cited as Ulrich or Ulrik, surname sometimes cited as Ellerhousen) was a German-American sculptor and teacher best known for his architectural sculpture....
(1879-1957), sculptor best known for his works of architectural sculptureArchitectural sculptureArchitectural sculpture is the term for the use of sculpture by an architect and/or sculptor in the design of a building, bridge, mausoleum or other such project...
. - Reality TV "stars", Teresa and Joe Giudice of Bravo TVBravo TVBravo TV may refer to:* Bravo , U.S. cable TV channel owned by NBCUniversal* Bravo , former British television channel owned by Living TV Group, a subsidiary of British Sky Broadcasting...
's Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Ryan Boyle from smash hit t.v. show, the bugglins and rock group your ruse also lived/lives in towaco.
References
External links
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07082 from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...