Port Elizabeth New Jersey Map
Port Elizabeth, 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 Port Elizabeth, Cumberland County.
Interactive Map of Port Elizabeth, New Jersey
| City | Port Elizabeth |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.313448 |
| Longitude | -74.981008 |
| Population | 261 |
| Density | 78.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Port Elizabeth, New Jersey
Port Elizabeth is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 261. The population density is 78.2 people per km². Port Elizabeth is located at 39.3134°N, 74.9810°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8348.
Port Elizabeth rests on the edge of the Maurice River, a waterway that has shaped its very being. It lies 4.5 miles south-south-west of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 209°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-south-east of Millville. The air here carries the damp, rich scent of marsh grass and tidal mud, a constant reminder of the nearby Delaware Bay. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, punctuate the shallow, brackish waters, and the sky overhead often hangs a soft, diffused grey, broken by the occasional sharp, clear blue of a passing gull. The land itself is flat, low-lying, and yielding, a place where the slow seep of water and the patient growth of reeds dictate the landscape's character. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, gentle swathes across the reedy expanses, illuminating the subtle shifts in color from olive green to ochre. The history of Port Elizabeth is intrinsically tied to the river's bounty and the industrious spirit of its early settlers. For generations, oystering and fishing were the lifeblood of this community, the rhythmic pull of nets and the clatter of shells echoing through the narrow streets. Timber from the surrounding pine barrens also played a significant role, fueling shipbuilding and local sawmills that once hummed with activity. Though the large-scale fishing operations have faded, a quiet resilience remains, a sense of continuity in the weathered clapboard houses and the slow, deliberate pace of life. Today, the river still draws visitors, seeking the tranquility of its waters and the whisper of a past built on the ebb and flow of the tide.
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About This Port Elizabeth Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Port Elizabeth, 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 Port Elizabeth and Cumberland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth 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. |
