Flagtown New Jersey Map
Flagtown, New Jersey — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Flagtown, Somerset County.
Interactive Map of Flagtown, New Jersey
| City | Flagtown |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Somerset |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.517048 |
| Longitude | -74.684326 |
| Population | 930 |
| Density | 222.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Flagtown, New Jersey
Flagtown is a locality in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 930. The population density is 222.7 people per km². Flagtown is located at 40.5170°N, 74.6843°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8821.
Flagtown rests in a gentle fold of Somerset County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise towards higher ground. It lies 3.5 miles west-north-west of Hamilton, NJ (from Hamilton, NJ: bearing 283°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Franklin Somerset County. The fields, often a patchwork of ripening corn and the deep green of late summer soybeans, give way to stands of oak and maple that hold the afternoon sun in their leafy canopies. Creeks, their names whispered by generations, meander through the terrain, their banks softened by wild grasses and the occasional splash of a heron taking flight. Evenings here settle with a quiet grace, the sky deepening from a pale, washed-out blue to hues of lavender and rose, a subtle testament to the unhurried passage of days. The history of Flagtown is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythms of agriculture and the quiet hum of local commerce. For much of its existence, the land has been coaxed into yielding its bounty, with farms that have passed through families, their barns standing as weathered sentinels against the changing seasons. While the broader region has seen shifts in industry, Flagtown retains a character tied to its roots, its economy a blend of small businesses that serve the immediate needs of its residents and the ongoing agricultural endeavors that still define the surrounding landscape. The simple act of passing a neighbor on the road, a nod and a brief exchange, speaks to a continuity of life that is as much a part of Flagtown as the fertile soil beneath its feet.
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About This Flagtown Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Flagtown, New Jersey with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Flagtown and Somerset County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Flagtown is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Flagtown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
