# Military Bases in New Jersey: All 7 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> New Jersey has 7 military bases (0.9% of the US), #41 by count and #51 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in New Jersey

New Jersey has **7 military bases**: 0.9% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#41 by count** and **#51 per person** (0.07 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* New Jersey has 7 military bases, 0.9% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #41 of 51 by count and #51 per person (0.07 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, at 42,232 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#51

national rank (per capita)

7

military bases

0.07

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[New Jersey: 7 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/new-jersey.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 7 military bases in New Jersey

| # | Name                             | Details                          |
| - | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1 | Atlantic City IAP                | Air National Guard · 9,444 acres |
| 2 | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Air Force · 42,232 acres         |
| 3 | Naval Weapons Station Earle NJ   | Navy · 8,564 acres               |
| 4 | NG Lawrenceville                 | Army National Guard · 80 acres   |
| 5 | NG Sea Girt NJ NGTC              | Army National Guard · 174 acres  |
| 6 | Picatinny Arsenal                | Army · 6,565 acres               |
| 7 | Waterfront                       | Navy · 99 acres                  |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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