Photo: David Ames 1991 · Public domainLiving in Barnegat Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Barnegat Township is Ocean County Southern Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Barnegat Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnegat Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Barnegat Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 81.4% of Barnegat Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of JCP&L’s home customers do, and JCP&L still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barnegat Twp Water Sewer
Barnegat Twp Water Sewer supplies Barnegat Township: about 89% of residents live in its service area. Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities serves another 6%. It draws ground water and serves 20,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NJ1533001.
4 home internet providers serve Barnegat Township
100% of 10,763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Barnegat Township: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Barnegat Township, from the town’s own site.
Barnegat Recycling Center
5 Lippencott Avenue, Barnegat
- Mon7 am–12:30 pm
- Tue7 am–12:30 pm
- Wed7 am–12:30 pm
- Thu7 am–12:30 pm
- Fri7 am–12:30 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Clean aluminum foil
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal cans (aluminum and tin)
- Cardboard (corrugated only)
- Office paper
- Junk mail
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
From barnegat.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2020-01-02, 2024-10-24. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barnegat Township is in Barnegat Township School District.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barnegat Township is in ZIP code 08005
ZIP codes where Barnegat Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnegat Township | ZIP’s residents in Barnegat Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08005 | Barnegat, NJ | 100% | 94% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Barnegat Township
Who supplies Barnegat Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barnegat Twp Water Sewer (EPA ID NJ1533001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnegat Township?
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barnegat Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnegat Township?
08005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnegat Township in?
Barnegat Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Barnegat Township?
In New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Ocean County Clerk. Check your registration at voter.svrs.nj.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Barnegat Township’s own website (barnegat.net), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.