Photo: Doug Kerr on Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Franklin, NJ: what to set up and who to call
In Franklin, trash day is Tuesday (Blue Diamond Disposal Inc collects). Two school districts split the grades in Franklin: Franklin Borough School District and Wallkill Valley Region School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin, 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 Franklin.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin. 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 Franklin Bd of Public Works
Franklin Bd of Public Works supplies Franklin: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Hillside Estates at Franklin serves another 10%. About 8% 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 5,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. NJ1906002.
6 home internet providers serve Franklin
100% of 1,764 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 940/35 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 89% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Franklin is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Franklin, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: franklinborough.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From franklinborough.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021-06-30 17:58:11, 2024-12-16 16:50:17, 2025-07-01, 2025-07-01 18:23:47, 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.
Franklin is in two districts that split the grades: Franklin Borough School District and Wallkill Valley 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Franklin is in ZIP code 07416
ZIP codes where Franklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin | ZIP’s residents in Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07416 | Franklin, NJ | 100% | 87% |
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 Franklin
Who supplies Franklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Bd of Public Works (EPA ID NJ1906002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Franklin?
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?
Optimum, Planet Networks, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
07416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin in?
Franklin Borough School District and Wallkill Valley Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Franklin?
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 Sussex 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: Franklin’s own website (franklinborough.org), 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.