RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Jersey >> Ocean County >> New EgyptIndex...

Welcome to New Egypt ...

New Egypt is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Egypt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1810.

New Egypt is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Egypt lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for New Egypt: 609 & 640<3>

The ZIP code for New Egypt: 08533<4>

Websites for New Egypt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Egypt, the following might be of interest:

Communities near New Egypt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Egypt.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Egypt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Egypt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Egypt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Egypt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Egypt. See our Newspapers Page for New Egypt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Egypt ...

Looking for more information about New Egypt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Egypt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Egypt.

Adding New Egypt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Egypt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for New Egypt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Egypt post office opened in 1810.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Egypt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Egypt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the New Egypt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the New Egypt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Egypt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Egypt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/