Zarephath, New Jersey

About Zarephath

Set in the central part of New Jersey, Zarephath is a small unincorporated community.

Zarephath holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.4 square miles.

📰 Zarephath News Today

• A Booming Church and Its Complicated, Ugly Past (Published 2017) The New York Times · Sep 15
• A church's long-dead founder and the KKK -- New York Times article raises a question of relevance GetReligion · Sep 19
• Zarephath, NJ Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 31
• MuckFest New Jersey coming to Zarephath Christian Church in Franklin Township on July 20 Central New Jersey News · Jul 17
• Zarephath And The Garden State Grand Dragon Patheos · Jun 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Zarephath Unique

• The only place in America named Zarephath — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Zarephath

• Cooper Street Park reviews ★
• Lincoln Ave Soccer Field reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Zarephath

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