Oldwick, New Jersey

Oldwick is an unincorporated community located within Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08858. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08858 was 177.[4] The 2010 census data indicate a population of 144,[5] comprising 68 housing units.[6]

Oldwick, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Businesses in Oldwick
Oldwick, New Jersey
Oldwick's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
Oldwick, New Jersey
Oldwick, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Oldwick, New Jersey
Oldwick, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°40′21″N 74°44′51″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipTewksbury
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 • Total144
ZIP code
08858
GNIS feature ID0878982[2]

Oldwick was formerly known as New Germantown. It has a mixture of Victorian, Federal, New England and Georgian style homes, and is protected by historic legislation. Historic sites within Oldwick include the Kline Farmhouse and the Oldwick Historic District.

Zion Lutheran Church in Oldwick was the oldest Lutheran parish in New Jersey.[7] Justus Falckner of New York, the first Lutheran clergyman ever ordained in America, led the worshipers at the founding ceremony on August 1, 1714. The noted German Lutheran pastor, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, was a member of this congregation from 1759 to 1760.[8]

Oldwick is the corporate headquarters of the A. M. Best rating agency, and is the location of Mane Stream, formerly the Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center for adaptive riding and equine assisted therapy.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oldwick include:

See also: Oldwick Historic District
  • Oldwick (then "New Germantown"), 1900
  • Oldwick General Store
  • House
  • Donkeys on a farm
  • Church now an antique store
  • Street scene

References
  1. DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08858 Archived 2020-02-13 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  2. "Oldwick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. "from the United States Census Bureau for year 2000 data. Accessed April 30, 2018". Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. "2010 Demographic Profile Data, retrieved January 19, 2017". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  6. "08858 - Community Facts, US Census Bureau, retrieved January 19, 2017". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  7. Zion Lutheran Church
  8. Zion Lutheran Church History (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Oldwick) Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Like mother, like daughter - Kate Whitman enters Somerset County freeholder contest", New Jersey Hills, January 31, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2020. "Whitman grew up in Far Hills, later moving to the Oldwick section of Tewksbury Township when her parents took over her maternal grandparents' farm."
  10. Fox, Margalit. "George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89", The New York Times, August 23, 2010. Accessed August 23, 2010.
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