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The concept of, "Central NJ", probably did not exist until we got the 732 area code.
During my formative years, it was all about 201 (North Jersey) & 609 (South Jersey).
It was only many years later that the term, "Central NJ", began to be heard.
I think it's time to go back to that. No more of this central jersey stuff...
The concept of, "Central NJ", probably did not exist until we got the 732 area code.
During my formative years, it was all about 201 (North Jersey) & 609 (South Jersey).
It was only many years later that the term, "Central NJ", began to be heard.
hmmm, maybe 908 (yes, I know 908 isn't "just" CJ)? 908 was introduced as I entered adulthood. I just thought Central Jersey was always a term, but I never heard it b/c I was rarely there. Not until I graduated and got a "real" job (in "Central" Jersey) AND 908 was introduced did I hear of it.
hmmm, maybe 908 (yes, I know 908 isn't "just" CJ)? 908 was introduced as I entered adulthood. I just thought Central Jersey was always a term, but I never heard it b/c I was rarely there. Not until I graduated and got a "real" job (in "Central" Jersey) AND 908 was introduced did I hear of it.
908 originally covered a larger area than it does currently.
When I moved to Somerset County, in 1996, my area code was 908, but it was changed (with the same phone number) to 732 a few years later.
When I moved to this area 17 years ago, I did not hear anyone referring to it as Central NJ.
908 originally covered a larger area than it does currently.
When I moved to Somerset County, in 1996, my area code was 908, but it was changed (with the same phone number) to 732 a few years later.
When I moved to this area 17 years ago, I did not hear anyone referring to it as Central NJ.
Retriever, as I said, 908 covered more than "Central Jersey". I am northern and have a 908 number.
You had 908 no more than 18 mos as 732 was introduced in mid 1997.
I started hearing Central when I started working in the area, 24 yrs ago.
historically it's the Burlington County line down to Egg Harbor. Burlington, Atlantic and all counties south and west were West Jersey, everything north and east were East Jersey, each mostly analogous to modern-day north and south Jersey. West Jersey was dominated by Quakers, traded principally with Philadelphia, and ramined mostly rural. East Jersey was settled by a smattering of Dutch, Germans, and New Englanders who settled in villages. There's a bit of a grey area though. Trenton and Mercer county are part of East Jersey historically, but there's a good deal of Philly influence these days. However, outside of Trenton itself most of Mercer county seems oriented northwards.
Geographically, Trenton is also the dividing line. South of Trenton you're out of the Piedmont and into the coastal plain. Everything is flat. Geography also shapes development. More hills meant more mills and thus more settlements in the north, as well as better views and more fancy homes. Proximity to NYC and the coal deposits in the Poconos made North Jersey a center for canal building and then railroads. 19th century commuter rail towns thus grew up in North Jersey moreso than the south. All this shaped regional character. Lambertville, Flemington, and Pennington are all about an hour from Philly, but feel "North Jersey." Bordentown is about an hour from Philly too, but it's south of Trenton and across the Burlington line. Completely different feel there.
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