Edison New Jersey Map

About Edison, New Jersey

Edison is a locality in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Edison is located at 41.0640°N, 74.5677°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8817.

Edison unfolds as a landscape of subtle, rolling terrain, where the verdant embrace of New Jersey's topography meets the pragmatic lines of suburban development. It lies 11.4 miles west-south-west of West Milford, NJ (from West Milford, NJ: bearing 246°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east-north-east of Sparta. Here, the air, especially as twilight softens the edges of the day, carries a certain crispness, a hint of the Atlantic's distant breath mingling with the earthy scent of well-tended lawns and the faint, metallic tang that often accompanies industry. The land itself is a mosaic of manicured parks and wooded pockets, interspersed with the undeniable pulse of human habitation – streets that hum with a steady, unhurried cadence, and buildings that reflect the ever-present sky, sometimes a brilliant, almost crystalline blue, at other times a bruised, dramatic grey. This is a place where the echoes of invention resonate, for Edison bears the name of a titan, a spirit of relentless curiosity that shaped the very fabric of modern life. The local economy, while diversified, still carries whispers of its industrial past, a legacy evident in the functional architecture and the continued presence of manufacturing and technological enterprises that form the backbone of its commerce. Beyond the immediate hum of daily life, however, lie areas that speak of a more pastoral past, where remnants of agricultural fields, though diminished, still paint broad strokes of green against the horizon, offering a gentle counterpoint to the organized bustle of this dynamic locality.

About This Edison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edison, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.063986, -74.567659. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Edison and Sussex County.

Detailed location data for Edison includes the ZIP code (07871), telephone area code (732, 848, 908), county seat of Sussex County (Newton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Edison is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.