Goshen New Jersey Map

About Goshen, New Jersey

Goshen is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 88.5 people per km². Goshen is located at 39.1415°N, 74.8529°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 08210, 08218.

Goshen sits upon a low, flat expanse where the horizon stretches wide and the air holds a permanent, salt-tinged dampness carried from the Atlantic Ocean eight miles to the east. It lies 4.2 miles north-northwest of Middle, NJ (from Middle, NJ: bearing 334°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-southwest of Upper. Crow Creek winds sluggishly through the dark earth, its currents carving a subtle path through the marshy terrain that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains largely untamed, with the dense, shadowed reaches of Belleplain State Forest standing ten miles out, a stark contrast to the open, wind-swept expanses that characterize the view toward Poor House Flat. On quieter afternoons, the light hits the water of Clint Millpond with a pale, silver clarity, illuminating the reeds that sway in rhythm with the distant, invisible tides.

Goshen retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a settlement born from the soil and the proximity of the marsh. The Circle T Ranch anchors the local geography, serving as a reminder of the agrarian heritage that persists despite the shifting tides of the regional economy. History lingers in the older structures that dot the roads, standing as solitary witnesses to the labor of past generations who worked the bog iron and the fields. While the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge offers a jagged break in the far-off sky, life in Goshen remains grounded in the immediate, cyclic work of the land. Travelers passing through Skeeter Island or navigating the narrow lanes recognize a place that favors the slow accumulation of seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world.

About This Goshen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goshen, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.141503, -74.852946. 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 Goshen includes the ZIP code (08210, 08218), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cape May County (Middle Township), and school district assignment (Middle 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.