New Gretna New Jersey Map
New Gretna, 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 New Gretna, Burlington County.
Interactive Map of New Gretna, New Jersey
| City | New Gretna |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Burlington |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.59234 |
| Longitude | -74.450983 |
| Population | 314 |
| Density | 113.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About New Gretna, New Jersey
New Gretna is a locality in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 314. The population density is 113.7 people per km². New Gretna is located at 39.5923°N, 74.4510°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8087.
New Gretna unfolds like a forgotten map, its landscape a quiet negotiation between pine barrens and salt marsh. It lies 7.0 miles north of Galloway, NJ (from Galloway, NJ: bearing 3°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west of Little Egg Harbor. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant brine, hums with the low drone of insects and the occasional, startling cry of a wading bird. Here, the pines stand sentinel, their needles a deep, resonant green against a sky that often bleeds into bruised purples and soft grays at dusk. The terrain, mostly flat and yielding, is crisscrossed by the meandering veins of tidal creeks, their brackish waters reflecting the stoic stillness of the surrounding vegetation. You can feel the water’s slow pull, a constant, almost imperceptible presence shaping the very character of New Gretna, a character that speaks of a life lived close to the edge of the tide. The history of New Gretna is deeply entwined with the waterways that define it, a legacy of maritime ventures and resourceful living. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the bounty of the coast and the forests, from the harvesting of cranberries that stain the bogs a rich crimson in the autumn to the timber pulled from the dense pine forests. Echoes of its past as a hub for boat building and fishing can still be felt in the weathered lines of some of the older structures, each one a quiet testament to resilience. While the grander industries have shifted, a distinct local character persists, one marked by a pragmatic independence and a deep, unpretentious connection to the natural world.
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About This New Gretna Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of New Gretna, 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 New Gretna and Burlington County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for New Gretna 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 New Gretna 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. |
