Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Blairstown Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Blairstown Township: Blairstown Township School District and North Warren Region School District. Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono, 9.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blairstown 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 Blairstown Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blairstown Township. 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 Township of Blairstown Dpw water system
The Township of Blairstown Dpw water system supplies Blairstown Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.9 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. NJ2104001.
6 home internet providers serve Blairstown Township
90% of 2,310 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 78% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 40% | 60/5 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 36% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blairstown Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blairstown Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blairstown Township is in two districts that split the grades: Blairstown Township School District and North Warren Region School District.
CSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blairstown Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blairstown Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blairstown Township | ZIP’s residents in Blairstown Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07825 | Blairstown, NJ | 79% | 48% |
| 07832 | Columbia, NJ | 21% | 31% |
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 Blairstown Township
Who supplies Blairstown Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Township of Blairstown Dpw water system (EPA ID NJ2104001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blairstown 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 Blairstown Township?
Optimum, Brightspeed, Planet Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blairstown Township?
07825 (79%), 07832 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blairstown Township in?
Blairstown Township School District and North Warren Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Blairstown 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 Warren 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.