33 - New Jersey Postal History Society

NEW JERSEY POST OFFICE CHANGES(as consolidated from Postal Bulletin's from 1975 thru Dec 197 3 )(some of which will update the Book New Jersey Postal History )by Brad ArchDiscontinued:Academy Station (Newark) 07102Alfred Vail Branck (Eatontown) 07724Athenia Station (Clifton) 07013Bricktown 08723 (name change to Brick)Browntown Branch (Old Bridge) 08857Circle City Branch (Phillipsburg) 08865Circle Plaza Branch (Manasquan) 08736Coytesville Branch (Fort Lee) 07024East Millstone Branch (Somerset) 08873Locust Branch (Rumson) 07760Lopatcong Branch (Phillipsburg) 08865Meadows Facility 07099Middlebush Branch (Somerset) 08873Moonachie Branch (Rutherford) 07074Murray Hill Branch (New Providence) 07974New Shrewsbury Branch (Eatontown) 07724Spring Lake Heights Branch (Spring Lake)07762South Branch 08881 (mail to Somerville)West Carteret Station (Carteret) 07008West Keansburg Branch (Keansburg) 07734Woodlynne Branch (Camden) 08107Effective Date:1/30/765/1/7510/14/7511/4/786/30/7511/14/758/31/7712/8/78 Pg. 3112/8/78 Pg. 1196/30/1708/17/725/20/7612/8/78 Pg. 12012/8/78 Pg. 3411/29/7512/4/754/21/757/2/768/5/776/30/76 Pg. 9810/6/78 Pg. 49John Kay also reports that Bellmawr (Branch, Gloucester City, 08030) changedzip codes on October 17, 1977 to 08031. Delete 08030 on Oc 17, 1977 and add08031 on Oc 18, 1977. This entry can be found on page 45 of New Jersey PostalHistory.He also notes that the article on the Junction, NJ postcard sent him back intothe records to correct another error. The post office at Junction was changedto Hampton on March 23, 1909. The postcard was then cancelled on the date ofchange. On page 76, make the appropriate notations.NJPH 22Summer 1979