Washington New Jersey Map

About Washington, New Jersey

Washington is a locality in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,299. The population density is 1434.2 people per km². Washington is located at 40.7585°N, 74.9832°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Washington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08019.

Washington sits deep within the dense, sandy expanse of Wharton State Forest, where the landscape is defined by the persistent, muted verdancy of pine and scrub oak. It lies 12.0 miles north-northeast of Atlantic, NJ (from Atlantic, NJ: bearing 30°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Washington Burlington County. The terrain here is flat and porous, characterized by a stillness that settles over the low-lying barrens, interrupted only by the slow, dark movement of Bull Creek just a mile away. Light in Washington often takes on a bruised, amber quality at dusk, filtering through the needles of the forest to stretch long shadows across the sandy soil. To the northwest, the distant, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge rises against the horizon, providing a singular point of verticality in an otherwise horizontal world of pine needles and damp, acidic earth.

Washington carries the weight of a quiet, industrious past, shaped by the extraction of bog iron and the slow cycles of the surrounding woodland. Life in Washington remains tethered to the rhythm of the forest, far removed from the frantic pace of larger metropolitan hubs, with the local economy shifting from the heavy labor of early furnaces to the maintenance of the vast, protected wild that encompasses it. Residents often look toward Harrisville Pond for a reprieve from the heat, finding a stark, reflective clarity in its waters that contrasts with the tangled thickets of Green Bank State Forest nearby. The air here holds a distinct, earthy scent of damp loam and resin, a reminder that human presence in Washington is merely a thin, persistent layer laid over an ancient and unyielding wilderness.

About This Washington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washington, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.758525, -74.98319. 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 Washington includes the ZIP code (08019), telephone area code (856, 609), county seat of Burlington County (Mount Holly), and school district assignment (Warren Hills Regional School District).

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.