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Columbia New Jersey Map

Explore Columbia, 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 Columbia, New Jersey

How to Use This Columbia, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Columbia, 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 Columbia.

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.

CityColumbia
StateNew Jersey (NJ)
CountyWarren County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.926208
Longitude-75.092676
Population215
Density830.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code07832
Area Code732, 848
County SeatBelvidere
School DistrictKnowlton Township School District

About Columbia, New Jersey

Columbia is a locality in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 830.1 people per km². Columbia is located at 40.9262°N, 75.0927°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07832.

Columbia occupies a quiet reach of land where the Delaware River marks the boundary of the world, carving a path through the earth that has defined the region for eons. It lies 9.4 miles west-northwest of Warren, NJ (from Warren, NJ: bearing 288°T), and is situated 8.6 miles southeast of Stroud. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, patient stillness, where the waters of Columbia Lake mirror the shifting moods of the sky and the dense, green canopy of the nearby Worthington State Forest anchors the horizon. A short distance away, the cascading waters of Buttermilk Falls offer a singular, rhythmic sound against the quietude of the woods, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains defines the edge of the view. The air in Columbia often holds a cool, damp weight, particularly at dusk, when the light turns a bruised violet and the land seems to exhale the heat of the day, settling into the long shadows of the valley floor.

History here is written in the slow, persistent labor of those who recognized the value of the fertile soil and the steady flow of the river, leaving behind a legacy of agriculture and small-scale industry that persists in the character of the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the Columbia Wildlife Management Area, the land retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the frantic pace of the wider world, yet connected by the simple, enduring utility of the roads that traverse these fields. Life in Columbia moves with the seasons, from the hard frost of winter that stills the riverbanks to the vibrant, encroaching growth of spring that pushes through the remnants of the old orchards. It is a place where the work of the day feels tangible and grounded, defined by the proximity of the Cherry Valley and the quiet, unadorned dignity of a landscape that has remained largely unchanged in its essential spirit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Paulinskill Greenway (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 016° N
  • Paulinskill Valley Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 027° NE
  • Columbia Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 133° SE
  • Worthington State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 342° N
  • Upper Mount Bethel Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 321° NW · 58k acres
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 042° NE
  • Arrow Island Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 327° NW
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.0 mi, 320° NW · 110k acres
  • Sawmill Ruins (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 358° N
  • Antoine Dutot (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 327° NW
  • Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 309° NW · 11k acres
  • Historic Churliegh Inn (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 304° NW
  • Shawnee Playhouse (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 351° N
  • Rock Cores (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 012° N
  • School of Visual and Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 309° NW
  • Andrei Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 308° NW
  • Hope Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 099° E
  • The Gallery at Liztech (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 317° NW
  • Monroe County Historical Association (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 306° NW

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About This Columbia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Columbia, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.926208, -75.092676. 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 Columbia includes the ZIP code (07832), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Warren County (Belvidere), and school district assignment (Knowlton Township School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.