| West Creek, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | West Creek's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ocean |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Eagleswood |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 39.6344°N -74.3072°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08092 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0881694 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
West Creek is an unincorporated community and hamlet located within Eagleswood Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
The settlement is named after the stream that runs through it, Westecunk Creek. The name of the creek is derived from the Lenape word "westeconk," meaning "place of fat meat".
Present day schools are Eagleswood Elementary School and Pinelands Regional School District.
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08092. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08092 was 3,003. The village is served by a general aviation airport, Eagles Nest Airport.
Captain Hazelton Seaman built and designed the first sneakbox, the "Devil's Coffin," in 1836, in West Creek, New Jersey.[2]