Explore Hoboken, New Jersey, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hoboken, New Jersey. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Jersey or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hoboken.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hoboken |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Hudson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.743991 |
| Longitude | -74.032363 |
| Population | 60,419 |
| Density | 18662.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 07030 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| County Seat | Jersey City |
| School District | Hoboken City School District |
Hoboken rises from the western edge of the Hudson River, a dense grid of brick and brownstone that catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon. It lies 1.1 miles east of Hudson, NJ (from Hudson, NJ: bearing 95°T), and is situated 2.5 miles northwest of New York. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous urban geometry, where the flat, solid streets meet the industrial remnants of the Morris Canal Basin just a few miles to the south. While the air carries the faint, salt-tinged weight of the coastal atmosphere drifting in from the distant Bushwick Inlet, the immediate horizon is anchored by the imposing, blue-shadowed silhouette of the First Watchung Mountain far to the west. On quieter mornings, the stillness of Reservoir Number Three provides a cool, contained counterpoint to the relentless, hummed energy of the nearby waterfront.
Colonial origins and the subsequent shift into a bustling transit hub shaped the early development of Hoboken, transforming a landscape of meadows into a strategic point of entry for the nation. The land was long recognized for its position at the edge of the water, serving as a gateway for travelers moving toward the interior. By the time the docks and shipyards began to define the shoreline, Hoboken had already secured its reputation as a vital link in the regional movement of goods and people. The proximity to the maritime currents surrounding the nearby Ellis Island ensured that the character of the place remained deeply tied to the ebb and flow of the tide and the steady passage of vessels.
Modern life in Hoboken pulses with a professional intensity, supported by a sophisticated infrastructure that keeps the commuter flow constant and precise. The local economy thrives on a mixture of tech-driven enterprises and a service sector that caters to a population deeply connected to the broader metropolitan corridor. Education remains a cornerstone, with the presence of Stevens Institute of Technology exerting a gravitational pull on the intellectual and engineering life of the neighborhood. Amidst the bustling cafes and tech offices, Church Square Park serves as the essential, green-dappled anchor where the pace of the day slows, allowing residents a brief pause beneath the canopy of trees.
Cultural life in Hoboken is marked by a vibrant, restless energy that finds expression in its annual festivals and the lingering echoes of its most famous son, Frank Sinatra. The streets maintain a rhythm of their own, where the legacy of performance and public gathering persists in local music venues and community events. While the town does not house professional sports stadiums, the proximity to major arenas ensures that the fervor of the game is never far from the public discourse. On weekends, the walk along the edge of the Hudson River offers a vantage point to observe the shifting gray waters, a place where the history of the harbor and the contemporary ambition of the residents meet under the vast, open sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hoboken, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.743991, -74.032363. 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 Hoboken includes the ZIP code (07030), telephone area code (201, 551), county seat of Hudson County (Jersey City), and school district assignment (Hoboken City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |