Dennisville New Jersey Map

About Dennisville, New Jersey

Dennisville is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 830. The population density is 72.9 people per km². Dennisville is located at 39.2066°N, 74.8184°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 08270, 08214.

Dennisville holds the stillness of a place where the water keeps the secrets of the pines, its geography defined by the dark, tea-colored depths of Johnson Pond that anchor the center of the village. It lies 6.6 miles west of Upper, NJ (from Upper, NJ: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Middle. The horizon remains flat and patient, a vast expanse of low-lying meadowland where the air carries a distinct, salt-tinged humidity from the Atlantic Ocean, though the coast remains a distant rhythm eight miles away. Beyond the immediate banks of the pond, the terrain transitions into the dense, sandy woodlands that define the regional character, a landscape that feels perpetually suspended in the amber light of late afternoon. Dennis Creek cuts a narrow, winding path just a mile away, its brackish currents dictating the slow drainage of the surrounding wetlands, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Cabin Ridge remains a mere suggestion on the far-off skyline, twenty miles removed from this quiet basin.

Dennisville preserves a quiet continuity, its identity shaped by the legacy of maritime trade and the sturdy, shingled architecture of a bygone era when the local economy relied heavily on the cedar industry and the craftsmanship of shipbuilders. Residents today live in the shadow of this industrious past, surrounded by the Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area, where the land is surrendered back to the marsh grasses and the migratory birds that navigate the coastal flyways. While the sprawling, managed canopy of Belleplain State Forest lies seven miles to the north, the immediate vicinity retains a sense of isolation that feels far removed from the busier corridors of the state. Life here moves with the tide and the seasons, a deliberate pace marked by the slow reclamation of the salt marshes and the quiet, enduring presence of the forest, far from the pressure of the wider world.

About This Dennisville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dennisville, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.206555, -74.818386. 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 Dennisville includes the ZIP code (08270, 08214), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cape May County (Middle Township), and school district assignment (Dennis 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.