Chew-Powell House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Living in Gloucester Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Gloucester Township: Black Horse Pike Region School District and Gloucester Township School District. Gloucester Township Branch Library, at 1650 Blackwood-Clementon Rd, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gloucester 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 Gloucester Township.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 50.4% of Gloucester Township residents. 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 Aqua Nj - Blackwood
Aqua Nj - Blackwood supplies Gloucester Township: about 71% of residents live in its service area. New Jersey American Water serves another 28%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists New Jersey American Water as seller) and serves 44,396 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NJ0415002.
4 home internet providers serve Gloucester Township
100% of 20,459 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Gloucester Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gloucester Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on glotwp.com →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on glotwp.com →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Wed
Gloucester Township Public Works yard (drop-off for electronics, motor oil, batteries, concrete)
1729 Erial Road, Blackwood, NJ 08012
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From glotwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-16, 2026-01-16T23:46:17+00:00, 2026-10-15. 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.
Gloucester Township is in two districts that split the grades: Black Horse Pike Region School District and Gloucester Township School District.
CSchool 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.
Gloucester Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gloucester Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gloucester Township | ZIP’s residents in Gloucester Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08081 | Sicklerville, NJ | 34% | 44% |
| 08012 | Blackwood, NJ | 32% | 56% |
| 08021 | Clementon, NJ | 20% | 25% |
| 08029 | Glendora, NJ | 7% | 99% |
| 08083 | Somerdale, NJ | 5% | 35% |
| 08049 | Magnolia, NJ | 1% | 17% |
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 Gloucester Township
Who supplies Gloucester Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Nj - Blackwood (EPA ID NJ0415002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gloucester Township?
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 Gloucester Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gloucester Township?
08081 (34%), 08012 (32%), 08021 (20%), 08029 (7%), 08083 (5%), 08049 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gloucester Township in?
Black Horse Pike Region School District and Gloucester Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Gloucester 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 Camden 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: Gloucester Township’s own website (glotwp.com), 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.