Explore Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury.
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 | Shrewsbury |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Monmouth County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.32645 |
| Longitude | -74.057373 |
| Population | 4,184 |
| Density | 747.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 08501, 07702 |
| Area Code | 609, 640, 732, 848 |
| County Seat | Freehold |
| School District | Red Bank Regional School District |
Shrewsbury emerges from the verdant, inland plains as a testament to the enduring character of the colonial landscape, marked by the steady, winding passage of Ashby Creek. It lies 5.2 miles east-southeast of Robbinsville, NJ (from Robbinsville, NJ: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southwest of Manalapan. The air here holds the cooling weight of the interior, carrying the scent of damp earth and leaf mold, far removed from the brine of the distant coast. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the faint, blue silhouette of the Mount Pleasant Hills, a distant boundary that frames the expansive sky. The terrain is defined by low, gentle ridges and pockets of woodland, where the quietude of the land is occasionally broken by the rustle of wildlife migrating toward the nearby Assunpink Wildlife Management Area. As daylight wanes, the sun casts long, amber shadows across the fields, lending a sudden, fleeting radiance to the blades of grass and the weathered bark of old-growth trees.
Shrewsbury carries the weight of centuries in its historic architecture, where colonial-era structures stand as quiet observers of the modern economy’s steady pulse. Commerce here has evolved from the agrarian roots of early settlement into a refined, localized network, serving as a hub for those who value the balance between professional ambition and the stillness of the countryside. Beyond the residential lanes, the proximity of Imlaysville Lake provides a singular, reflective point in the landscape, its surface often mirroring the gray, shifting clouds of the mid-Atlantic climate. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, acknowledging the legacy of the past while navigating the demands of contemporary life. This locality maintains a distinct identity, rooted in the preservation of its older foundations and an appreciation for the slow, seasonal rhythms that govern the surrounding woods and meadows.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.32645, -74.057373. 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 Shrewsbury includes the ZIP code (08501, 07702), telephone area code (609, 640, 732, 848), county seat of Monmouth County (Freehold), and school district assignment (Red Bank Regional 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. |