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The Franklin Township handbook

Living in Franklin Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call

Clinton Water Dept has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.8 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Franklin Township: Franklin Township School District and North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Franklin Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Franklin Township.

Electricity

Power comes from JCP&L

JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Clinton Water Dept

Clinton Water Dept supplies Franklin Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 12,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. NJ1005001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Franklin Township

94% of 1,227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable91%2,000/250
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless23%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless17%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Franklin Township kids go to
PK–8Franklin Township SchoolFranklin Township School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Franklin Township is in two districts that split the grades: Franklin Township School District and North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Franklin Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Franklin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Franklin TownshipZIP’s residents in Franklin Township
08867Pittstown, NJ60%37%
08822Flemington, NJ22%2%
08801Annandale, NJ17%7%
08825Frenchtown, NJ1%1%

A few homes fall in 08809.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Franklin Township

Who supplies Franklin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Clinton Water Dept (EPA ID NJ1005001). 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 6.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Franklin 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 Franklin Township?

Xfinity, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Franklin Township?

08867 (60%), 08822 (22%), 08801 (17%), 08825 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Franklin Township School District and North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District.

How do I register to vote in Franklin 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 Hunterdon 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.