Fairton New Jersey Map

About Fairton, New Jersey

Fairton is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,060. The population density is 143.2 people per km². Fairton is located at 39.3734°N, 75.2088°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 08302, 08320.

Fairton maintains a quiet, steady posture amidst the flat, working earth of southern New Jersey, defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of Mill Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 3.2 miles south-southeast of Bridgeton, NJ (from Bridgeton, NJ: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Millville. The landscape here is one of subtle shifts, where expansive fields give way to the dense, green canopy of the Clarks Pond Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary that occupies the immediate surroundings. Beyond the immediate thickets, the horizon is held by the distant, hazy silhouette of Cabin Ridge, serving as a reminder of the rising ground far to the north. At dusk, the light catches the surface of Clarks Pond, turning the water into a sheet of hammered copper that anchors the stillness of the afternoon.

Fairton bears the weight of a long agricultural legacy, its soil once vital to the regional economy through the harvest of produce that fed the expanding state. The rhythm of life here remains tethered to the land, echoing the older, industrious patterns of those who first turned the heavy, dark dirt into organized rows. While the pace of the outside world accelerates, Fairton preserves a deliberate, measured existence, characterized by the simple maintenance of property and the seasonal cycles of the fields. Even as modern transit lines pull at the edges of the region, the local character remains defined by a stubborn independence, a quiet insistence on the value of the quiet, inland life that persists far from the crowded, frantic corridors of the northeast.

About This Fairton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairton, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.373352, -75.208845. 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 Fairton includes the ZIP code (08302, 08320), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cumberland County (Bridgeton), and school district assignment (Cumberland 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.