Middle New Jersey Map

About Middle, New Jersey

Middle is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 19,400. The population density is 95.0 people per km². Middle is located at 39.0875°N, 74.8187°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8210.

Middle, in Cape May County, lies low and flat, a landscape shaped by the slow breath of the Atlantic. It lies 20.6 miles south-south-east of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-east of Lower. The air here carries the briny tang of salt marsh, a constant reminder of the vast, unseen waters that dictate the tides and the very character of the land. Fields of corn and soy, their stalks a muted green under the wide, often overcast sky, stretch out towards the hazy horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of weathered farmhouses and the skeletal silhouettes of wind turbines, their blades turning with a quiet, insistent purpose. Ditches, fringed with cattails, snake through the terrain, carrying the brackish water inland, reflecting the pale, diffused light of a coastal day. This stretch of New Jersey was once a place of quiet agriculture, a dependable source of produce for the burgeoning seaside resorts further south, their grand hotels a world away in their opulence. The economy of Middle has always been tied to the land and the water, a duality that still defines its pulse. While some families have worked these fields for generations, their connection to the soil as deep as the roots of the ancient oaks that occasionally punctuate the landscape, others find their livelihood in the nearby bays and inlets, fishing and crabbing under the same expansive sky. The pace of life in Middle is unhurried, marked by the changing seasons and the steady, predictable rhythm of farm work, a stark contrast to the fleeting summer crowds that descend upon the shore, here a distant hum rather than a dominant roar.

About This Middle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Middle, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.087456, -74.818683. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Middle and Cape May County.

Detailed location data for Middle includes the ZIP code (08210), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cape May County (Middle Township), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Middle is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.