Gandys Beach New Jersey Map

About Gandys Beach, New Jersey

Gandys Beach is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 101.6 people per km². Gandys Beach is located at 39.2721°N, 75.2349°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08345.

Gandys Beach emerges as a quiet expanse of inland terrain where the meandering path of Beach Creek carves a soft, dark ribbon through the surrounding woodland. It lies 10.7 miles south of Bridgeton, NJ (from Bridgeton, NJ: bearing 180°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-southwest of Lawrence Cumberland County. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape stretches into a flat, deliberate horizon, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of Pine Mount rising eleven miles away to break the monotony of the plain. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, often colored by the golden, amber light that settles over the low-lying grasses during the late afternoon. This silence is the defining characteristic of the Gandys Beach Preserve, a sprawling LREC that anchors the local topography and protects the integrity of the soil against the encroachment of modern development.

History in Gandys Beach remains tethered to the slow, persistent rhythm of the land and the agricultural traditions that once dictated the pace of life for those who cleared these woods. The economy, long removed from the industrial clamor of the north, now favors a quiet preservation of the natural order, drawing its identity from the proximity of The Glades, which lies five miles away as a shallow, verdant basin. Residents navigate their days with a measured, intentional gravity, far removed from the frantic pulse of the urban centers that lie beyond the regional perimeter. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Johnson Pond, located twenty-two miles away, seems to belong to a different geography entirely, leaving Gandys Beach to define itself through the subtle shifting of shadows across the fields and the persistent, unhurried flow of the local creek.

About This Gandys Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gandys Beach, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.272059, -75.234912. 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 Gandys Beach includes the ZIP code (08345), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cumberland County (Bridgeton), and school district assignment (Downe Township 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.