Mauricetown New Jersey Map

About Mauricetown, New Jersey

Mauricetown is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 403. The population density is 73.7 people per km². Mauricetown is located at 39.2924°N, 75.0075°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08329.

Mauricetown emerges from the flat, salt-brined landscape where the tea-colored waters of Peterson Run wind through the tall, swaying marsh grasses. It lies 6.4 miles south-southwest of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 206°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-southeast of Millville. The air here carries the heavy, humid weight of the distant Maurice River Cove, a reminder of the tides that pulse through the veins of the earth long after the sun has dipped behind the silhouette of Muskee Hill. To the north, the sprawling canopy of Belleplain State Forest offers a dark, evergreen contrast to the open expanse of Basket Flat, while the quiet presence of Maurice River Park invites a stillness that feels as old as the shifting silt. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, lavender bars, catching the fine, pale dust that rises from the quiet lanes where the horizon seems to stretch toward an infinite, low-slung sky.

Mauricetown remains a place defined by the legacy of the maritime trades, where the ghosts of schooners and the men who captained them linger in the stark, white-paneled architecture of the nineteenth-century homes. The local economy, once dictated by the rhythms of the oyster industry and the harsh demands of the water, has transitioned into a slower, more deliberate existence that prizes the quietude of the marshlands over the noise of modern industry. Beyond the reach of the bustling corridors of the state, life here turns on the changing seasons and the slow reclamation of the land by the rising water. Residents observe the subtle shifts in the landscape near Fowler Island, recognizing that the bounty of the coast is not a possession but a loan, repaid daily in the patient, enduring labor of those who choose to remain near the river’s edge.

About This Mauricetown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mauricetown, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.29244, -75.007498. 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 Mauricetown includes the ZIP code (08329), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cumberland County (Bridgeton), and school district assignment (Commercial 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.