Browntown is an
unincorporated community
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located within
Old Bridge Township in
Middlesex County, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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. The area is served as
United States Postal Service
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ZIP Code 08857.
As of the
2000 United States Census
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, the population for
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
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08857 was 36,142.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Browntown include:
*
William H. Sutphin (1887–1972) represented 1931–1943.
William Halstead Sutphin
'' Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed August 30, 2007.
References
External links
Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08857
from the United States Census Bureau
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Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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