Sweetwater New Jersey Map
Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater, Atlantic County.
Interactive Map of Sweetwater, New Jersey
| City | Sweetwater |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Atlantic |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.626506 |
| Longitude | -74.649324 |
| Population | 1,067 |
| Density | 87.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Sweetwater, New Jersey
Sweetwater is a locality in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,067. The population density is 87.2 people per km². Sweetwater is located at 39.6265°N, 74.6493°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.
Sweetwater unfolds across a landscape of low-lying pine barrens, a terrain where sandy soil drinks deeply of the humid air and the pines stand sentinel over wetlands and meandering creeks. It lies 11.5 miles east of Winslow, NJ (from Winslow, NJ: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-north-east of Atlantic. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a damp, earthy perfume mingled with the sharp tang of resin, a scent that clings to the skin like a second, more wild garment. Here and there, small clearings reveal patches of scrub oak and low-lying berry bushes, their leaves a muted green against the darker, more somber tones of the forest. The silence is not an emptiness, but a presence, punctuated by the distant call of a bird or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Sweetwater is inextricably linked to the very land it occupies, a place that once served as a vital artery for the logging and cranberry industries that shaped southern New Jersey. The cranberry bogs, remnants of that industrious past, still dot the periphery, their dark, water-filled beds reflecting the bruised hues of the twilight sky. Though the grand scale of those operations has long since receded, a quiet resilience persists in Sweetwater, a continuation of the spirit that coaxed sustenance from these sandy, water-rich soils. The local economy now leans more towards a gentle ebb and flow of small businesses and a steady presence of those who understand the unique character of this coastal plain environment, a place where the wilderness still feels close enough to touch.
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About This Sweetwater Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater and Atlantic County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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. |
