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Brooklawn Water Departme has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In Brooklawn, trash day is Thursday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brooklawn, 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 Brooklawn.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brooklawn. Its homes paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of PSE&G’s home customers do, and PSE&G still delivers it.
Start or move service: pseg.com · (800) 436-7734
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Brooklawn Water Departme
Brooklawn Water Departme supplies almost all of Brooklawn. It draws ground water and serves 2,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. NJ0407001.
4 home internet providers serve Brooklawn
100% of 784 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brooklawn is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brooklawn, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers, magazines, telephone books
- Cardboard cereal boxes
- Plastics (soda bottles, household detergents, water/milk containers, etc.)
- Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
From brooklawn-nj.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2025-05-19, 2025-11-26, 2026-10-16. 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.
Brooklawn is in Brooklawn 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brooklawn is in ZIP code 08030
ZIP codes where Brooklawn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brooklawn | ZIP’s residents in Brooklawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08030 | Gloucester City, NJ | 100% | 14% |
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 Brooklawn
Who supplies Brooklawn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brooklawn Water Departme (EPA ID NJ0407001). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brooklawn?
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brooklawn?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brooklawn?
08030. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brooklawn in?
Brooklawn Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Brooklawn?
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 Camden 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: Brooklawn’s own website (brooklawn-nj.com), read Oct 23, 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.