BRANCH OFFICES
27 agents reported in 1909; 86 in 1925, 98 in 1926, 108 in 1927, 150 agencies in 1941.
NUMBER OF BRANCH OFFICES
1944 141
1945 141 (dropped Milltown, added Central Agency)
1949 141 (dropped Dunellen, added Lodi, Cedar Run became Manahawkin)
1952 145 (added Dumont, Fair Lawn, Camden No.3, Gloucester City)
1953 148 (added Dunellen, River Edge, General Agent)
Before 1926, blocks of numbers were assigned to different offices.
1923: Bridgewater 95000 - 99998 (4,999)
1924: Camden 100000 - ?
Bridgewater 142000 - 148999 (7,000)
Asbury Park 187200 - ?
Long Branch 262000 - ?
Here are some 1925 assignments:
Trenton 1 - 9999 (9,999)
Paterson 10000 - 20999 (11,000)
Camden 85000 - 94999 (10,000)
Passaic 118000 - 124999 (7,000)
Bridgewater 125000 - 130999 (7,000)
Englewood 160000 - 164999 (5,000)
Nutley 241000 - 243999 (3,000)
Clifton 257000 - 259999 (3,000)
Some offices issued plates from multiple counties.
In 1927, the Plainfield office was assigned these numbers:
Somerset Co. - I-6401 - I-8300
Middlesex Co. - K20601 - K22200
Union Co. - U2001 - U3000, U4001 - U5000, U6001 - U7000,
U8001 - U9000, U20001 - U21700
Morris Co. - V20076 - V20150
From 1926 to 1938, blocks of numbers were still assigned to
different offices within each county, with some attempt to
evenly distribute lower numbers. Here are some examples:
1929 Bergen Co. - Englewood B1001 - B4000, B15001 - B20500
Ridgewood B4001 - B7000, B20501 - B23500
Carlstadt B7001 - B7200, B23501 - B30000
Fort Lee B7201 - B7400, B30001 - B33000
Ridgefield Park B7401 - B7600
Westwood B7601 - B7800, B37001 - B40000
Garfield B7801 - B8000, B40001 - B43000
Hackensack B8001 - B15000
Teaneck B58001 - B59500
Lyndhurst B60501 - B60600
1931 Ridgewood B5501 - B7000, B20001 - B24000
1932-34 Ridgewood B6001 - B7000, B22501 - B27000
1935-37 Ridgewood B6001 - B7000, B23801 - B28500
