Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cedar Grove Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Cedar Grove Water Dept reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. The closest public drop-off to Cedar Grove Township is Verona Recycling Center, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Township.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cedar Grove Township. 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 Cedar Grove Water Dept
Cedar Grove Water Dept supplies Cedar Grove Township: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Montclair Water Bureau and North Caldwell Water Dep and Passaic Valley Water Commission and N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North as sellers) and serves 12,900 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NJ0704001.
5 home internet providers serve Cedar Grove Township
100% of 3,852 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 3% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cedar Grove Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cedar Grove Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cedargrovenj.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Wed
There’s no pickup on the holiday itself.
Recycling Center (Little Falls Road, adjacent to Bowden Pond Tennis Courts)
- Mon8 am–3:30 pm
- Tue8 am–3:30 pm
- Wed8 am–3:30 pm
- Thu8 am–3:30 pm
- Fri8 am–3:30 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic containers with #1 thru #7 on the bottom
- Newspapers
- Magazines and catalogs
- Junk mail
- Letters and envelopes
- Office and colored paper
- Paper bags
- Paperboard - flattened
- Phone books
- Books (soft-covered)
- All corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened/cut into approximately 18 inch pieces)
From cedargrovenj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-27. 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.
Cedar Grove Township is in Cedar Grove Township 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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cedar Grove Township is in ZIP code 07009
ZIP codes where Cedar Grove Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cedar Grove Township | ZIP’s residents in Cedar Grove Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07009 | Cedar Grove, NJ | 100% | 100% |
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 Cedar Grove Township
Who supplies Cedar Grove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cedar Grove Water Dept (EPA ID NJ0704001). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cedar Grove Township?
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 Cedar Grove Township?
Optimum, Verizon, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cedar Grove Township?
07009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cedar Grove Township in?
Cedar Grove Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Cedar Grove 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 Essex 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: Cedar Grove Township’s own website (cedargrovenj.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.