Pottersville, New Jersey

Pottersville is an unincorporated area split within Bedminster Township in Somerset County and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07979.

As of the United States Census, 2000, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07979 was 339.

Education

The Purnell School, a private all-girls boarding high school, is located in Pottersville.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Pottersville include:
*Harriet Adams (1893-1982), author of some 200 books, including nearly 50 in the "Nancy Drew" series. [Chira, Susan. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10C14F83F5D0C7A8EDDAA0894DA484D81 "HARRIET ADAMS DIES; NANCY DREW AUTHOR WROTE 200 NOVELS"] , "The New York Times", March 29, 1982. Accessed October 7, 2007. "Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, who wrote nearly 200 children's books including many of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, died Saturday evening. She was 89 years old, and lived in Pottersville and Maplewood, N.J."]

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External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=86000US07979&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US07979&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=07979&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=860&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07979] from the United States Census Bureau