Cedar Grove New Jersey Map

About Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Cedar Grove is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Cedar Grove is located at 39.9735°N, 74.1685°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 07009, 08210, 08753.

Cedar Grove occupies a landscape where the terrestrial weight of the earth meets the soft, humid breath of the Atlantic Ocean, which sits only five miles to the east. It lies 2.1 miles northeast of Toms River, NJ (from Toms River, NJ: bearing 49°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Ocean County. Long Swamp Creek carves its path through the lower reaches of the terrain, a narrow, winding ribbon of water that anchors the local ecosystem and dictates the drainage of the soil. Beyond the residential plots and the quiet, paved arteries of the neighborhood, the horizon remains flat and unburdened by any significant elevation, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Stony Hill rising seven miles away. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the reeds that lean into the creek and casting long, sharp shadows across the manicured lawns of Skyview Park, where the stillness of the evening air is broken only by the distant, rhythmic hum of transit.

Cedar Grove evolved from an agrarian past into a suburban landscape, its character defined by the steady, measured pace of a professional class that commutes toward the larger centers of commerce. The economy reflects a modern transition away from the small-scale cultivation of its early days, yet the proximity to the saltwater marshes and the presence of Cattus Island nearby remind residents of the proximity to the coastline. While Forge Pond remains a quiet, seven-mile sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of inland water, the life of the place is tethered to the infrastructure that facilitates the daily movement of its inhabitants. Cedar Grove maintains a certain stoic reserve, a quality found in the architecture of its homes and the way the community organizes itself around the local schools and the open, accessible spaces of Skyview Park, balancing the demands of a complex, industrious state with a private, residential quietude.

About This Cedar Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.973451, -74.168474. 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 Cedar Grove includes the ZIP code (07009, 08210, 08753), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Ocean County (Toms River), and school district assignment.

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.