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Ringoes is an unincorporated area located within East Amwell Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The community is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 08551. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08551 was 5,082.

Ringoes is the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County. The village grew up around John Ringo's Tavern on Route 179 on the Old York Road. The tavern was the site for many meetings of the Hunterdon Chapter of the Sons of Liberty formed in 1766.^[1]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Ringoes include:

• James Buchanan (1839-1900) represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893.^[2]
• Andrew Maguire (born 1939), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1975 to 1981.^[3]
• Horace Griggs Prall (1881-1951), acting Governor of New Jersey in 1935.
• Herb Ringer (1913-1998) amateur photographer.
• Jason Read Olympian, Gold Medalist in the Mens 8+ in the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

External links

• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 08551 from the United States Census Bureau

Municipalities and communities of Hunterdon County, New Jersey County seat: Flemington City Lambertville Boroughs Bloomsbury | Califon | Flemington | Frenchtown | Glen Gardner | Hampton | High Bridge | Lebanon | Milford | Stockton Town Clinton Townships Alexandria | Bethlehem | Clinton | Delaware | East Amwell | Franklin | Holland | Kingwood | Lebanon | Raritan | Readington | Tewksbury | Union | West Amwell CDPs Annandale | Whitehouse Station Communities Pittstown | Raven Rock | Ringoes