Mizpah, New Jersey — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mizpah, Atlantic County.
| City | Mizpah |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Atlantic |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.486783 |
| Longitude | -74.835723 |
| Population | 473 |
| Density | 49.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Mizpah is a locality in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 473. The population density is 49.0 people per km². Mizpah is located at 39.4868°N, 74.8357°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8330.
Mizpah lies in a flatland where the air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, often carries the distant hum of traffic from larger thoroughfares. It lies 9.8 miles north-east of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 35°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-south-west of Atlantic. The landscape here is a tapestry of sandy soil, supporting sparse stands of scrub oak and the occasional sturdy pine, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers against a sky that can shift from the palest blue to a bruised, dramatic grey with startling speed. Drainage ditches, a testament to the constant negotiation with water, carve faint lines across the terrain, their edges softened by sedges and a low, persistent ground cover. In the quiet hours, especially as the sun begins its descent, a profound stillness settles, broken only by the call of unseen birds or the rustle of wind through the low vegetation. The history of Mizpah is intertwined with the fertile, if sandy, ground of Atlantic County, a place that has long drawn its sustenance from the earth. Once, this region echoed with the industry of cranberry bogs, their vibrant red fruit a seasonal bounty, a memory still present in the very character of the land. Though the bogs have receded, the spirit of hardy cultivation persists, a quiet resilience in the face of shifting economic tides. The legacy of those who worked the land, their lives shaped by the rhythm of seasons and the unpredictable nature of the coastal plain, imbues Mizpah with a sense of enduring, unpretentious strength. The present day sees a community that, while connected to the wider world, maintains a distinct, almost introspective, pace, a place where the land itself still whispers its stories.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mizpah, New Jersey with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Mizpah and Atlantic County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Mizpah is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Mizpah is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |