Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dover, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Dover is Denville Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Dover.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dover, 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 Dover.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dover. 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 Dover Water Commission
Dover Water Commission supplies almost all of Dover. It draws ground water and serves 27,806 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. NJ1409001.
4 home internet providers serve Dover
98% of 3,878 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dover depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dover, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other week, FriCheck which week on dover.nj.us →
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
Town of Dover Recycling Center
211 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801
- Tue8 am–noon
- Thu8 am–noon
- Sat8 am–2 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From dover.nj.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Dover is in Dover Town School District.
DSchool 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 Apr 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dover is in ZIP code 07801
ZIP codes where Dover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dover | ZIP’s residents in Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07801 | Dover, NJ | 100% | 71% |
07802 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Dover
Who supplies Dover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dover Water Commission (EPA ID NJ1409001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dover?
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 Dover?
Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dover?
07801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dover in?
Dover Town School District.
How do I register to vote in Dover?
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 Morris 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: Dover’s own website (dover.nj.us), 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.