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Columbus New Jersey Map

Explore Columbus, 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 Columbus, New Jersey

How to Use This Columbus, New Jersey Map

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

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	Columbus
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Burlington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.072611
Longitude	-74.720716
Population	1,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08022
Area Code	856, 609
County Seat	Mount Holly

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About Columbus, New Jersey

Columbus is a locality in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Columbus is located at 40.0726°N, 74.7207°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08022.

Columbus stretches across a landscape of flat, fertile earth where the quiet passage of Crafts Creek defines the rhythm of the surrounding fields. It lies 5.1 miles south of Bordentown, NJ (from Bordentown, NJ: bearing 185°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Burlington. The air here holds a stillness that lingers long after the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of Mount Pisgah, casting long, amber shadows across the open expanse of Township Park. This terrain, removed from the frantic pace of denser corridors, maintains a pastoral character where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed. The light in the late afternoon turns the grasses a pale, bruised gold, grounding the observer in the physical reality of a place that feels both ancient and perpetually settling into its own quietude.

Columbus balances its agricultural heritage with a deliberate, measured pace of life that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern economy. Local life gravitates toward the intersection of history and commerce, where the legacy of early settlement persists in the sturdy architecture of the center. While Van Sciver Lake remains a distant, serene presence to the northwest, the day-to-day focus of Columbus remains on the immediate work of the land and the shared spaces where neighbors congregate. There is a distinct absence of pretense in the way the morning mist clings to the low-lying acreage, a reminder of the raw, industrious spirit that first carved these roads into the soil of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 111° E
Burlington County Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 316° NW
Mansfield Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 037° NE
Burlington County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 199° S
Municipal Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 156° SE
Rancocas Land Conservation Group Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 210° SW
Bordentown Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 015° N
Eastampton Township Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 208° SW
Pennsbury Manor State Park (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 329° NW
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 002° N
Trenton Hamilton Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 000° N
Annex Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 194° S
Gardener's Cottage (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 194° S
C-141 Starlifter (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 117° SE
Gibby's Jet (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 118° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 161° S
Rancocas State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 227° SW
Honor Roll Pemberton (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 163° S
Lion's Park Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 282° W
Lion's Park Lion (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 282° W
Christopher Columbus Monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 282° W
Puerto Rican Garita Replica Monument (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 281° W
C-118A Liftmaster (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 113° SE
Hog Island Cranes (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 347° N
Historic Bolton Mansion (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 314° NW
Historic Fallsington Inc. (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 327° NW
Neshaminy State Park - Tidal Marsh Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.5 mi, 271° W
Meredith Havens Fire Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 348° N
Moster Rock Theater (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 314° NW
Abby's Paradise Theater (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 314° NW

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