Photo: BaghChal · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bradley Beach, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Bradley Beach goes to 07720 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Bradley Beach.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bradley Beach, 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 Bradley Beach.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bradley Beach. 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 New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water supplies almost all of Bradley Beach. It draws surface water (EPA lists Parkway Water Company and Marlboro Township Water Utility Division as sellers) and serves 377,613 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. NJ1345001.
4 home internet providers serve Bradley Beach
100% of 1,732 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bradley Beach is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bradley Beach, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
- Bulky itemsOn set dates, day by address
There’s no pickup on the holiday itself.
Trash/Recycling Lot
1011 Main Street, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic & Glass Containers
- Labelled number 2 HDPE bottles (detergent type bottles)
- Empty K-cup Coffee Pods
- Non-hazardous aerosol cans
- Clean aluminum foil
- Chipboard (cereal boxes)
- White and colored paper
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Soft cover books
- Newspaper including inserts
- Flat corrugated cardboard
From bradleybeachnj.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-05-20, 2026-05-20T13:24:57-04:00, 2026-09-21T18:50:37-04:00. 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.
Bradley Beach is in Bradley Beach Borough 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bradley Beach spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bradley Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bradley Beach | ZIP’s residents in Bradley Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07720 | Bradley Beach, NJ | 98% | 100% |
| 07756 | Ocean Grove, NJ | 2% | 3% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bradley Beach
Who supplies Bradley Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ1345001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bradley Beach?
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 Bradley Beach?
Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bradley Beach?
07720 (98%), 07756 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bradley Beach in?
Bradley Beach Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Bradley Beach?
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 Monmouth 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: Bradley Beach’s own website (bradleybeachnj.gov), 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.