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Alpha New Jersey Map

Explore Alpha, New Jersey, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Alpha, New Jersey

How to Use This Alpha, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alpha, New Jersey. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Jersey or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Alpha.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Alpha
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Warren County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.667044
Longitude	-75.157397
Population	2,328
Density	534.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08865
Area Code	908
County Seat	Belvidere
School District	Alpha Borough School District

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About Alpha, New Jersey

Alpha is a locality in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,328. The population density is 534.7 people per km². Alpha is located at 40.6670°N, 75.1574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Alpha is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08865.

Alpha maintains a steady, grounded presence amidst the undulating topography of western New Jersey, where the land rises into firm, clay-heavy ridges and dips into fertile pockets of earth. It lies 2.5 miles southeast of Phillipsburg, NJ (from Phillipsburg, NJ: bearing 137°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-southeast of Easton. The air here holds a crisp, inland clarity, often cooling rapidly as the shadows of late afternoon stretch across the neighborhood lawns and the open green spaces of Alpha Annex Park. To the west, the rhythmic flow of Lopatcong Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the soil, offering a quiet, constant murmur that persists even when the industrial hum of the region softens into the evening. Far off on the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Old Hound Ridge acts as a silent sentinel, reminding those who walk these streets that the terrain is part of a larger, ancient geological dialogue that favors the steady over the dramatic.

Industrial ambition once defined the growth of Alpha, as the legacy of cement production and manufacturing forged a distinct, hardworking character that persists in the architecture of its modest, sturdy homes. While the economic pulse has evolved from the smoke-stack intensity of previous generations, the commitment to labor remains a quiet, persistent thread in the local culture. Residents often look toward the Musconetcong Valley, a sprawling basin that provides a wider context for the agricultural and suburban shifts of the region, or they seek the stillness found near the edges of Ingersoll Reservoir. Life in Alpha moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a community that values its place within this dense, complicated landscape, finding beauty in the way the low sun catches the dust motes above a quiet intersection or the long, amber light that settles over the brick-fronted buildings at the end of a workday.

Nearby Outdoor Places

John Dolak Memorial Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 183° S
Municipal Open Space (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 286° W
Delaware Heights Ballfield (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 286° W
Delaware Canal State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 292° W
Alpha Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 227° SW
Morris Canal (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 354° N
Alpha Grasslands Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 1.4 mi, 240° SW
Beattys Field (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 085° E
The Sailor and Soldier's Monument (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 306° NW
Musconetcong River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 146° SE
The Artsy Palette (Arts Centre) — 2.4 mi, 013° N
Delaware River Access State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 227° SW
Delaware River Railroad Excursions (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 303° NW
Musconetcong River Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 158° S
Larry Holmes Statue (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 302° NW
Warren Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 321° NW
Christopher Columbus Statue (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 305° NW
The Journey Home (Arts Centre) — 3.0 mi, 301° NW
Crayola Experience (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 301° NW
Gallery on Fourth (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 301° NW
Weiss Theater (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 306° NW
Shapeyard (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 310° NW
Brick + Mortar Design Studio (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 301° NW
AR Workshop (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 301° NW
Frost Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 338° N
Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 259° W
Island Park (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 259° W
Regal Northampton Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 7.6 mi, 298° NW
The Hariton Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 8.5 mi, 034° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.3 mi, 330° NW · 110k acres

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