Burleigh New Jersey Map

About Burleigh, New Jersey

Burleigh is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 194.2 people per km². Burleigh is located at 39.0457°N, 74.8516°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08210.

Burleigh emerges from the flat, sandy expanse of the southern peninsula as a quiet crossroads defined by the persistent, brackish pulse of Cresse Creek. It lies 3.4 miles south-southwest of Middle, NJ (from Middle, NJ: bearing 211°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northeast of Lower. The landscape here is characterized by a low, horizontal intensity, where the sky seems to weigh heavily upon the muted greens of the Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area. To the east, the air carries a faint, salt-crusted memory of the Atlantic Ocean, though the immediate terrain is dominated by the sprawling, marshy reaches that shift with the tidal pull. Beyond the nearby Great Flat, the horizon remains stubbornly level, lacking the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge, leaving the land to be shaped by the cyclical moisture of the soil and the slow, encroaching growth of salt-tolerant vegetation.

Burleigh maintains a modest, utilitarian rhythm, its history tied to the movement of goods and travelers navigating the narrow corridor toward the shore. While the nearby Pennsylvania Ponds and the shifting sands of Buck Island provide minor diversions, the local economy remains tethered to the services and seasonal fluctuations of the surrounding region. Life in Burleigh unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the dense urban centers to the north, yet deeply sensitive to the ecological boundaries of the wetlands that press against its edges. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, silvered quality, catching the reeds of the creek and transforming the mundane utility of the roads into something stark and strangely permanent under the fading sun.

About This Burleigh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burleigh, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.045669, -74.851558. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Burleigh includes the ZIP code (08210), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cape May County (Middle Township), and school district assignment (Middle Township School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.