Cream Ridge New Jersey Map

About Cream Ridge, New Jersey

Cream Ridge is a locality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 630. The population density is 80.5 people per km². Cream Ridge is located at 40.1322°N, 74.5373°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08514.

Cream Ridge sustains a quiet, deliberate pace where the Miry Run navigates through the low-lying terrain, carving a path through the heavy, moisture-rich soil. It lies 7.4 miles southeast of Robbinsville, NJ (from Robbinsville, NJ: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of East Windsor. The landscape here is defined by an open, agrarian expanse, where the light at dusk flattens against the fields, turning the long grasses into a muted, copper-colored velvet. While the distant Mount Pleasant Hills remain a mere suggestion of blue against the horizon, the immediate ground feels expansive and unburdened, marked by the steady, persistent flow of the Miry Run as it waters the surrounding acreage. The Union Transportation Trail provides a direct, linear artery for movement, cutting across the landscape where once the heavy clatter of iron wheels dictated the rhythm of the day, leaving behind a stillness that settles deep into the surrounding woods.

History in Cream Ridge remains tethered to the soil, evidenced by the long-standing agricultural traditions that continue to shape the local economy despite the encroachment of modern development. The nearby Imlaystown Lake acts as a modest, reflective anchor for the region, a place where the water holds the reflection of changing seasons with a stark, glassy indifference. Residents often look toward the resources of the Jackson State Forest for a reprieve from the open fields, finding a different, more shaded texture to the land under the dense canopy of trees. Life here moves according to the demands of the harvest and the maintenance of property, a labor-intensive cycle that connects the present inhabitants to the generations who first recognized the fertility of this inland plain.

About This Cream Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cream Ridge, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.132217, -74.537254. 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 Cream Ridge includes the ZIP code (08514), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Monmouth County (Freehold), and school district assignment (Upper Freehold Regional 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.