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Sewaren New Jersey Map

Explore Sewaren, 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 Sewaren, New Jersey

How to Use This Sewaren, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	40.552049
Longitude	-74.258757
Population	2,885
Density	911.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07077
Area Code	201, 551
County Seat	New Brunswick
School District	Woodbridge Township School District

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About Sewaren, New Jersey

Sewaren is a locality in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,885. The population density is 911.5 people per km². Sewaren is located at 40.5520°N, 74.2588°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07077.

Sewaren reveals its character through the slow, tidal pulse of Smith Creek, which traces a winding path past the industrial fringes and residential quietude of the shoreline. It lies 1.4 miles east-southeast of Woodbridge, NJ (from Woodbridge, NJ: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southeast of Union County. The horizon toward the west is anchored by the distant silhouette of Mount Pleasant Hills, while the air carries a briny weight that hints at the presence of Gravesend Bay thirteen miles away. Within the landscape, the low-lying terrain often gives way to marshy edges and thickets, creating a muted, silver-toned quality of light at dusk that softens the sharp geometry of power lines and storage tanks. Alvin Williams Park provides a necessary exhale of green space, offering a vantage point where the gray, rhythmic movement of the water serves as a constant companion to those who walk its perimeter.

Sewaren grew from a quiet nineteenth-century waterfront enclave into a place defined by the heavy, industrious hum of the shipping and energy sectors that have long occupied its perimeter. While the modern economy lingers on the legacy of these massive transit corridors and refineries, the local identity remains tied to the salt-air pragmatism of its working-class roots. Residents occupy a geography marked by the proximity of the Island of Meadows and the sheltered waters of Long Pond, maintaining a pace that balances the demands of regional commerce with the solitude of the marshland. Far from the distant, forested quiet of the William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest or the inland elevation of the Kilmer Bowl, the life here is shaped by the practical intersection of land and water, where the industrial silhouette stands against a sky that feels uniquely expansive and open.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alvin Williams Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 061° NE
Woodbridge Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 307° NW
Claire Avenue (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 297° NW
Woodbridge Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 297° NW
Heard's Brook Steam Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 293° NW
Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 285° W
William Warren Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 243° SW
Sharrotts Shoreline (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 148° SE
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 122° SE
Freed Slave Graveyard (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 104° E
SeaQuest (Aquarium) — 2.1 mi, 280° W
Staten Island Boat Graveyard (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 081° E
Sandy Ground Historical Society (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 109° E
Angelina's (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 172° S
911 Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 060° NE
North Mount Loretto (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 143° SE
Rev John C. Drumgoole (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 145° SE
Pellman Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 147° SE
Aakawaxung Munahanung (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 174° S
The South Pole (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 173° S
Edison State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 280° W
8k Cinemas Movie City (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 288° W
SMB Studio & Art Lessons (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 095° E
Atrium Cinema (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 084° E
Bowery Art Collective (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 260° W
BASeCAMP Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 260° W
Acting Out Metuchen (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 263° W
The Wizard of Art (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 096° E
Cheesequake State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 6.3 mi, 180° S
Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 101° E · 47k acres

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