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North Branch New Jersey Map

Explore North Branch, 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.

Interactive Map of North Branch, New Jersey

How to Use This North Branch, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Branch, 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 North Branch.

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	North Branch
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Somerset County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.602047
Longitude	-74.677382
Population	3,800
Density	380.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08876
Area Code	908
County Seat	Somerville

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About North Branch, New Jersey

North Branch is a locality in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,800. The population density is 380.0 people per km². North Branch is located at 40.6020°N, 74.6774°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08876.

North Branch anchors the landscape where the North Branch Raritan River curves through the verdant, rolling terrain of the central interior. It lies 2.7 miles west-northwest of Bridgewater, NJ (from Bridgewater, NJ: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-northwest of Hamilton. The earth here holds a heavy, dark soil that sustains a patchwork of fields and thickets, while the North Branch Greenway offers a quiet corridor of protected growth that follows the water's winding path. In the late afternoon, the light settles horizontally across the pastures, catching the silver sheen of the river and turning the dormant grasses a deep, burnished bronze. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into subtle, uneven swells, a terrain that feels ancient and deliberate in its slow, geological patience.

Historical remnants of milling and agricultural commerce linger in North Branch, reflecting a time when the power of the water drove the wheels of local industry. The economy has since shifted, moving away from the rhythmic clatter of the mill toward a quieter, residential character that respects the surrounding geography. Residents move with the steady, measured pace of a place that has long balanced its proximity to modern corridors with the persistent pull of the woods. While the distant silhouette of Round Top occasionally breaks the horizon, the focus of daily life remains on the immediate intimacy of the fields and the persistent, low murmur of the river as it carves its way through the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Branch Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 086° E
Branchburg Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Ralph T Reeve Cultural Center (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 196° S
North Branch (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 178° S
Raritan River Confluence State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 181° S
Lamington Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 331° NW
South Branch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 300° NW
Bedminister Parks Expansion (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 031° NE
Green Knoll Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 078° E
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 126° SE
Raritan Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 142° SE
John Basilone Statue (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 142° SE
Arcaro Award Gallery Inc (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 137° SE
John Sanford Farmland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.8 mi, 199° S
The Lost Boys Statues (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 143° SE
Readington Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 273° W
Devil's Tree (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 068° E
Sieminski Theater (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 053° NE
Round Valley Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 276° W
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 137° SE
Peapack Gallery Paintings (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 007° N
Hamilton Street Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 110° E
Stransky Nature Trails (Nature Reserve) — 8.8 mi, 079° E
Ridge PAC (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 047° NE
Basking Ridge Oak Tree (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 043° NE
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.2 mi, 055° NE · 16k acres
Scenic View at Washington Rock (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 086° E
Solitude House (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 294° NW
Railroad Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 293° NW
Paul Robeson Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 115° SE

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