Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey


Hancock's Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 254. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08038.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hancocks Bridge had a total area of 0.213 square miles, including 0.206 square miles of land and 0.007 square miles of water.

Demographics

Census 2010

Historic sites

The Hancock House is a historic structure that was the site of the 1778 Hancock's Bridge massacre. Built in 1734 for Judge William and Sarah Hancock, the house featured a blue glazed brick pattern, which gave the year of construction, 1734, and the initials of the couple for whom it was built, 'W S' for William and Sarah. William died in 1762, and passed the house to his son William, also a judge.