Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainLiving in Byram Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk, which supplies Byram Township. Tuesday is trash day in Byram Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Byram 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 Byram Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Byram 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 Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk supplies Byram Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. Forest Lakes Water serves another 15%. Brookwood Musconetcong River Poa serves another 14%. Veolia Water New Jersey East Brookwood serves another 10%. Aqua Nj - Byram serves another 9%. About 30% 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 17,625 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2023: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. NJ1918004.
6 home internet providers serve Byram Township
99% of 3,391 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 940/35 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 82% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 10% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Byram Township is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Byram Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: byramtwp.org
- Bulky itemsEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Byram Township Recycling Center
10 Mansfield Drive, Stanhope, NJ 07874
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From byramtwp.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2018, 2026, Revised January 2026. 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.
Byram Township is in two districts that split the grades: Byram Township School District and Lenape Valley Region School District.
B+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.
Byram Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Byram Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Byram Township | ZIP’s residents in Byram Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07821 | Andover, NJ | 45% | 40% |
| 07874 | Stanhope, NJ | 38% | 35% |
| 07871 | Sparta, NJ | 18% | 7% |
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 Byram Township
Who supplies Byram Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk (EPA ID NJ1918004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Byram 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 Byram Township?
Optimum, Planet Networks, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Byram Township?
07821 (45%), 07874 (38%), 07871 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Byram Township in?
Byram Township School District and Lenape Valley Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Byram 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 Sussex 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: Byram Township’s own website (byramtwp.org), 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.