Map of Lakewood, New Jersey, United States

Lakewood is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 53,805. It lies at 40.0979°N, 74.2176°W, about 23 m above sea level. Lakewood is about 276 km (172 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Toms River, 16 km to the south.

Lakewood at a glance

Where is Lakewood?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 19 min on the shortest day to 15 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lakewood

• Toms River — 16 km south
• Marlboro — 24 km north
• Middletown — 34 km north
• East Brunswick — 40 km northwest
• Sayreville — 42 km north
• Perth Amboy — 46 km north
• Trenton — 47 km west
• New Brunswick — 48 km northwest
• Edison — 50 km north
• Staten Island — 52 km north

Largest cities in New Jersey

• Newark — 281,944
• Jersey City — 264,290
• Paterson — 147,754
• Elizabeth — 129,007
• Edison — 102,548
• Trenton — 89,620
• Toms River — 88,791
• Clifton — 86,334
• Camden — 76,119
• Passaic — 71,085

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Lakewood

• Lakewood — Colorado, United States
• Lakewood — California, United States
• Lakewood — Washington, United States
• Lakewood — Ohio, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.