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Pennington New Jersey Map

Explore Pennington, 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 Pennington, New Jersey

How to Use This Pennington, New Jersey Map

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

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	Pennington
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.32844
Longitude	-74.790718
Population	2,802
Density	1125.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08534
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Trenton
School District	Hopewell Valley Regional School District

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About Pennington, New Jersey

Pennington is a locality in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,802. The population density is 1125.8 people per km². Pennington is located at 40.3284°N, 74.7907°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pennington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08534.

Pennington occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Lewis Brook carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, feeding the moisture into the soil that supports the surrounding agrarian roots. It lies 3.5 miles west-northwest of Mercer, NJ (from Mercer, NJ: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northwest of Trenton. The geography here is defined by a gentle, inland terrestrial rhythm, far removed from any maritime influence, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and seasonal decay rather than salt. Within the local topography, Kunkel Park provides a central green anchor where the light of late afternoon settles softly against the grass, casting long shadows that emphasize the slight, natural elevations of the ground. Those seeking the more rugged silhouettes of the earth must look toward the distant horizon, where the faint, hazy outline of Middlebrook Heights provides a boundary for the view, while the nearby waters of Curlis Lake offer a still, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting colors of the canopy above.

Pennington preserves a character shaped by its colonial-era origins, maintaining a structural integrity that bridges the gap between its agricultural past and the measured, modern pace of its professional residents. The economy has long moved away from the agrarian focus of previous generations, yet the town retains a deliberate, unhurried atmosphere that favors local commerce and the preservation of historic architecture over rapid, unthinking expansion. Education and community life remain central, with the daily movement of people reflecting a quiet, purposeful existence that values the maintenance of its original character. While the roar of Scudders Falls echoes five miles away, the immediate surroundings of Pennington remain defined by a steady, inland composure, grounded by the steady flow of the brook and the enduring, quiet presence of the woods that persist in the periphery of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kunkel Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 045° NE
Baldwin Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 359° N
Delaware and Raritan Greenway Land Trust 4 (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 205° SW
Stony Brook Watershed Reserve (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 026° NE
Recretion Field (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 231° SW
Hopewell Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 174° S
Rosedale Park (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 079° E
Twin Pines (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 134° SE
Twin Pines Airport (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 134° SE
Washington Crossing State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 254° W
Hopewell Valley Park (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 274° W
Washington Crossing Open Air Theater (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 249° W
Golden Spiral (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 171° S
The Sarnoff Collection (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 170° S
Don Evan's Black Box Theater (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 172° S
John Hart Monument (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 018° N
Scenic Overlook - Delaware River (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 243° SW
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 242° SW
Washington and His Army Crossed the Delaware (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 241° SW
Art Sparks (Arts Centre) — 4.6 mi, 019° N
Washington Crossed the Delaware (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 242° SW
House 6 (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 180° S
Ellarslie (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 179° S
Houe 8 (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 177° S
Pond dialogue (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 089° E
Stony Brook Swinging Bridge (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 093° E
Princeton Garden Theatre (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 078° E
Lewis Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.3 mi, 078° E
Meredith Havens Fire Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 168° S
Friends of the Delaware Canal (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 285° W

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