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 3.0Living in East Windsor Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The East Windsor Mua water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium), beginning Apr 2024. For home internet, most of East Windsor Township can choose between Xfinity and Verizon.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Windsor 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 East Windsor Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.4% of East Windsor Township residents. 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 East Windsor Mua water system
The East Windsor Mua water system supplies East Windsor Township: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 25,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium), beginning Apr 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. NJ1101002.
4 home internet providers serve East Windsor Township
100% of 6,394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in East Windsor Township is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Windsor Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Find your street’s day on east-windsor.nj.us →
- RecyclingEvery other week, FriCheck which week on east-windsor.nj.us →
East Windsor Township Drop-off
309 Ward Street, East Windsor, NJ 08520
- Mon7 am–2:30 pm
- Tue7 am–2:30 pm
- Wed7 am–2:30 pm
- Thu7 am–2:30 pm
- Fri7 am–2:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Office paper and mixed paper
- Post cards, manila file folders, window envelopes and fax paper
- Magazines and newspapers
- Junk mail and catalogs
- Mailing tubes
- Corrugated cardboard (broken down)
- Shoe and gift boxes
- Brown paper bags and gift wrap
- Telephone books and Soft Cover Books
- Hard Cover Books (hard cover must be removed)
- All colors of glass food, beverage jars and bottles
- Aluminum food and beverage cans
- Milk jugs
- Plastic bottles (#1, #2 & #5 in the recycling symbol)
- Juice drink boxes/beverage cartons
From east-windsor.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.
East Windsor Township is in East Windsor Region 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Windsor Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Windsor Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Windsor Township | ZIP’s residents in East Windsor Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08520 | Hightstown, NJ | 76% | 78% |
| 08512 | Cranbury, NJ | 24% | 55% |
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 East Windsor Township
Who supplies East Windsor Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The East Windsor Mua water system (EPA ID NJ1101002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Windsor 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 East Windsor Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Windsor Township?
08520 (76%), 08512 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Windsor Township in?
East Windsor Region School District.
How do I register to vote in East Windsor 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 Mercer 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: East Windsor Township’s own website (east-windsor.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.