Fortescue New Jersey Map

About Fortescue, New Jersey

Fortescue is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 325.7 people per km². Fortescue is located at 39.2376°N, 75.1716°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.

Fortescue rests on the cusp of the Delaware Bay, a place where the land exhales its salt-laced breath and the sky stretches wide, often painted in the pearly grays and bruised purples of coastal weather. It lies 13.4 miles south-south-west of Millville, NJ (from Millville, NJ: bearing 212°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Maurice River. The terrain here is flat, a gentle declension towards the water, marked by the occasional stand of maritime pines and the wide, open fields that speak of agriculture. The air, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a distinct tang, a blend of brine and damp earth, and a quiet stillness settles over the landscape, broken only by the distant cry of gulls or the low murmur of the tide. The history of Fortescue is tied to the bounty of the bay, a small harbor that once bustled with oystermen and fishermen whose lives were dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides. For generations, this has been a place of modest enterprise, its economy rooted in the seafood industry that continues to draw a steady, if unpretentious, livelihood from the surrounding waters. Though not a place of grand monuments, Fortescue possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring purpose in its simple existence, where the rhythm of daily life is often measured by the coming and going of the fishing boats and the changing moods of the bay.

About This Fortescue Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fortescue, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.237614, -75.171575. 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 Fortescue and Cumberland County.

Detailed location data for Fortescue includes the ZIP code (08321), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cumberland County (Bridgeton), and school district assignment (Downe Township School District). 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 Fortescue is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.