Franklin New Jersey Map

About Franklin, New Jersey

Franklin is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,912. The population density is 435.4 people per km². Franklin is located at 41.1090°N, 74.5886°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 07834, 07416.

Franklin reveals itself through the steady, subterranean pulse of Den Brook, which cuts a narrow path through the rugged terrain of the northern highlands. It lies 1.9 miles south of Rockaway, NJ (from Rockaway, NJ: bearing 176°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-northeast of Randolph. The landscape surrounding Franklin is defined by a deep-set geological complexity, where the earth rises in firm, unyielding relief toward the distant silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains. Nearby, the water of Lake Estling catches the pale, autumnal light, reflecting a sky that often hangs heavy and gray above the encroaching woodland. Beyond the immediate reach of the center, the land transitions into the quiet, open expanse of Knuth Farms, where the soil holds the memory of a harder, more industrial age.

Franklin carries the weight of a history carved directly from the bedrock, an economy once fueled by the extraction of minerals that left their mark on the very fiber of the local identity. The proximity of the Rockaway Valley influences the movement of the air, funneling cool drafts through the streets and across the remnants of old mining infrastructure that stand as silent markers of a bygone productivity. Daily life in Franklin maintains a deliberate, grounded cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger metropolitan corridors to the south. Even now, the horizon seems to hold a lingering stillness, a quietude that persists as the afternoon sun fades over the hills and the shadows lengthen across the valley floor.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, New Jersey. Coordinates: 41.108997, -74.588641. 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 Franklin includes the ZIP code (07834, 07416), telephone area code (732, 848, 973, 862), county seat of Morris County (Morristown), and school district assignment (Franklin Borough 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.