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Rutgers University-Livingston Campus New Jersey Map

Explore Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, 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 Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey

How to Use This Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, 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 Rutgers University-Livingston Campus.

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.

CityRutgers University-Livingston Campus
StateNew Jersey (NJ)
CountyMiddlesex County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.5198
Longitude-74.4403
Population3,545
Density1024.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code08854
Area Code908
County SeatNew Brunswick
School DistrictPiscataway Township School District

About Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey

Rutgers University-Livingston Campus is a locality in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,545. The population density is 1024.5 people per km². Rutgers University-Livingston Campus is located at 40.5198°N, 74.4403°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08854.

Rutgers University-Livingston Campus occupies a broad, wind-swept plateau that rises above the surrounding lowlands, defined by the stark, functional architecture of its mid-century origins and the encroaching wildness of the nearby William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest. It lies 1.5 miles west of Edison, NJ (from Edison, NJ: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-southwest of Woodbridge. The landscape here is characterized by vast, open expanses that catch the low-slung light of late autumn afternoons, casting long, sharp shadows across the paved plazas and the adjacent, sunken expanse of the Kilmer Bowl. Only a mile away, the quiet, persistent flow of Mill Brook cuts through the periphery, offering a subtle contrast to the rigorous order of the academic buildings. Beyond the immediate grounds, the terrain slopes toward the Camp Kilmer Fields, where the air retains a heavy, damp quality, hinting at the proximity of the coast just twenty-two miles away, while the distant, hazy outline of Bunker Hill provides a fixed point on the horizon.

Rutgers University-Livingston Campus carries the weight of a former military installation, having evolved from the utilitarian infrastructure of a staging area into a center of modern intellectual inquiry and professional training. This transition from a site of wartime transit to a place of dense, scholarly activity remains visible in the expansive layout of the grounds, which still echoes the efficiency required by its previous life. The local economy is inextricably linked to the pulse of the university, fueling a specialized ecosystem of research, student services, and transit infrastructure that keeps the campus in constant motion. On clear days, the atmosphere feels charged with a particular, solitary ambition, as travelers move between the lecture halls and the transit hubs, occasionally catching a glimpse of the distant, shimmering water of Rocky Reach or the darker, deeper blue of the East Branch Reservoir, reminding them that this disciplined, academic enclave remains tethered to a larger, complex regional geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Don Quixote with a Flower (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 042° NE
  • Rutgers Cinema (Cinema) — 0.4 mi, 021° N
  • Livingston Art Center (Arts Centre) — 0.4 mi, 053° NE
  • Camp Kilmer Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 078° E
  • Edison Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 082° E
  • Johnson Park (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 201° S
  • Srurbridge Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 349° N
  • Paul Robeson Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 1.0 mi, 286° W
  • Ambrose and Dotys Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Earl Schenck Miers Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 123° SE
  • Buccleuch Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 218° SW
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Mason Gross Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 196° S
  • World War II Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 196° S
  • Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 196° S
  • Rutgers Geology Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 193° S
  • Stress Factory Comedy Club (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
  • Levin Theater (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 172° S
  • Monster Mini Golf (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 099° E
  • Galerie Westerhoff (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 071° E
  • BASeCAMP Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
  • Bowery Art Collective (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
  • Six Mile Run Reservoir Site (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 225° SW
  • Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.5 mi, 232° SW
  • 8k Cinemas Movie City (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 056° NE
  • Scenic View at Washington Rock (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 345° N
  • SeaQuest (Aquarium) — 7.9 mi, 071° E
  • Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 349° N · 16k acres
  • Great Swamp Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.4 mi, 357° N · 3,611 acres
  • Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 086° E · 47k acres

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About This Rutgers University-Livingston Campus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.5198, -74.4403. 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 Rutgers University-Livingston Campus includes the ZIP code (08854), telephone area code (908), county seat of Middlesex County (New Brunswick), and school district assignment (Piscataway 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.