Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0Living in Cliffwood Beach, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. Cliffwood Beach has no town government of its own, so Monmouth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cliffwood 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 Cliffwood Beach.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cliffwood 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 Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach water system
The Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach water system supplies almost all of Cliffwood Beach. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Old Bridge Mua and Marlboro Township Water Utility Division and New Jersey American Water as sellers) and serves 6,775 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. NJ1330002.
4 home internet providers serve Cliffwood Beach
98% of 1,227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cliffwood Beach.
Keyport Municipal Recycling
This isn’t Cliffwood Beach’s own facility. Whether Cliffwood Beach residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cliffwood Beach is in Matawan-Aberdeen Region School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cliffwood Beach is unincorporated, so Monmouth County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cliffwood Beach is in ZIP code 07735
ZIP codes where Cliffwood Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cliffwood Beach | ZIP’s residents in Cliffwood Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07735 | Keyport, NJ | 100% | 16% |
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 Cliffwood Beach
Who supplies Cliffwood Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach water system (EPA ID NJ1330002). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cliffwood 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 Cliffwood Beach?
Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cliffwood Beach?
07735. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cliffwood Beach in?
Matawan-Aberdeen Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Cliffwood 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: 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.