Explore Port Norris, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Port Norris, 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 Port Norris.
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 | Port Norris |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Cumberland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.262426 |
| Longitude | -75.046503 |
| Population | 1,111 |
| Density | 67.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 08349 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| County Seat | Bridgeton |
| School District | Commercial Township School District |
Port Norris unfolds across a low-slung horizon where the land surrenders to the encroaching reach of the salt marsh and the brackish veins of the Maurice River. It lies 9.9 miles south-southwest of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 211°T), and is situated 1.0 miles north-northwest of Maurice River. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, carrying the scent of mudflats and decaying cordgrass that defines the transition toward the distant Maurice River Cove. To the north, the terrain rises slightly toward the silhouetted profile of Cabin Ridge, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the quiet depression of Basket Flat and the nearby seclusion of Ladow Millpond. Sunlight often catches the flat, expansive meadows with a pale, bruised intensity, turning the reed beds into a shimmering sea of amber and gray that stretches toward Fowler Island. Life in Port Norris moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the tides, anchored by the modest, weathered presence of Post Office Park where the sky seems to press down with an immense, quiet weight.
History in Port Norris remains tethered to the rhythmic harvest of the water, a legacy built upon the deep-rooted industry of oystering that once commanded the local economy. The town maintains a spare, utilitarian character, its streets lined with structures that reflect the lean, functional aesthetic of those who shaped their lives around the seasonal labor of the riverbeds. Beyond the reach of the bustling urban centers, the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of the water and the shifting light that settles over the remnants of maritime trade. The proximity to Belleplain State Forest adds a dense, wooded counterpoint to the open, watery expanse, ensuring that the influence of the wilderness is never far from the edges of the neighborhood. Port Norris endures as a place of singular, unadorned presence, where the hard-won experience of the past continues to color the quiet persistence of the present.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Norris, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.262426, -75.046503. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Port Norris includes the ZIP code (08349), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cumberland County (Bridgeton), and school district assignment (Commercial Township School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |