Woodland Park New Jersey Map

About Woodland Park, New Jersey

Woodland Park is a locality in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 13,484. The population density is 1771.4 people per km². Woodland Park is located at 40.8899°N, 74.1944°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Woodland Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 07901.

Woodland Park emerges from the northern New Jersey landscape as a collection of suburban rises and wooded slopes that catch the amber light of late afternoon with a particular, quiet intensity. It lies 1.2 miles east-northeast of New Providence, NJ (from New Providence, NJ: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southwest of Essex. The terrain here is defined by an uneven, rugged topography, where the land ascends toward the modest prominence of Nook Hill four miles to the west, breaking the monotony of the surrounding suburban density. A mile away, Blue Brook carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth, its flow marking a subtle boundary in the local geography. Residents often gravitate toward the greenery of Grove Park, a space that offers a pause in the daily velocity of the region, providing a place where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and changing leaves.

History in Woodland Park is marked by a transition from its origins as a quiet, rural outpost to a modern residential corridor that balances proximity to major economic centers with a distinct, self-contained character. Local industry and commerce have long been shaped by the necessity of moving people and goods through the dense corridors of the state, resulting in a rhythm of life defined by the morning commute and the steady hum of commerce. The regional landscape, though removed from the more dramatic elevations found further afield, retains a persistent, working-class endurance that informs the personality of the streets. Here, the legacy of industry lingers in the architecture and the pragmatic layout of the neighborhoods, grounding Woodland Park in a tradition of steady, industrious change.

About This Woodland Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland Park, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.889855, -74.194356. 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 Woodland Park includes the ZIP code (07901), telephone area code (908), county seat of Union County (Elizabeth), and school district assignment (Passaic Valley 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.