Photo: Rickyrab at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fair Lawn, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Fair Lawn Water Dept reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 83% of systems its size reported none. For recycling, Fair Lawn has Fair Lawn Recycling Center; OpenStreetMap lists it open Sun 12 pm–3:15 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fair Lawn, 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 Fair Lawn.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fair Lawn. 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 Fair Lawn Water Dept
Fair Lawn Water Dept supplies almost all of Fair Lawn. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack and Passaic Valley Water Commission as sellers) and serves 35,564 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), the latest beginning Sep 2025. 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–Dec 2026, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. NJ0217001.
4 home internet providers serve Fair Lawn
98% of 10,923 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 26% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Fair Lawn Recycling Center is open Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Fair Lawn, and where the rules are.
Fair Lawn Recycling Center
- Sunnoon–3:15 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Oct 2025. They can change with the season, so check fairlawn.org before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fair Lawn is in Fair Lawn Borough School District.
ASchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fair Lawn is in ZIP code 07410
ZIP codes where Fair Lawn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fair Lawn | ZIP’s residents in Fair Lawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07410 | Fair Lawn, 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fair Lawn
When is the Fair Lawn Recycling Center open?
Sun 12 pm–3:15 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check fairlawn.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Fair Lawn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fair Lawn Water Dept (EPA ID NJ0217001). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fair Lawn?
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 Fair Lawn?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fair Lawn?
07410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fair Lawn in?
Fair Lawn Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Fair Lawn?
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 Bergen 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.