Zarephath, New Jersey
| Zarephath, New Jersey | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Pillar of Fire chapel in Zarephath, New Jersey
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 Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°32′04″N 74°34′20″W / 40.534573°N 74.572191°WCoordinates: 40°32′04″N 74°34′20″W / 40.534573°N 74.572191°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Somerset |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.445 sq mi (1.152 km2) |
| • Land | 0.404 sq mi (1.047 km2) |
| • Water | 0.041 sq mi (0.105 km2) 9.12% |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 37 |
| • Density | 91.5/sq mi (35.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08890 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3483290 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02584041 |
Zarephath (pronounced ZARRA-path) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) and located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, about 15 mi (24 km) north of Princeton. As of the 2010 United States Census, Zarephath's population was 37.
It was the communal home of the Pillar of Fire Church, and was the worldwide headquarters of Pillar of Fire International, which comprises the church's college, Somerset Christian College, and radio station WAWZ-FM (the farm and publishing facilities have not been in operation since the late 1970s). It is named after Zarephath, the place in the Bible where the "widow woman" sustained the prophet Elijah. Zarephath was a group of buildings located between the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the Millstone River. Following the flooding in 2011 from Hurricane Irene, the College and all Pillar of Fire ministries were ordered to move out of this floodplain. The entire campus is slated for demolition.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Zarephath had a total area of 0.445 square miles (1.152 km2), including 0.404 square miles (1.047 km2) of it is land and 0.041 square miles (0.105 km2) of water (9.12%) is water.
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