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The Goshen handbook

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

Goshen has no town government of its own, so Cape May County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Middle Township School District. Tap water in Goshen comes from Nj American Water - Cape May Court House, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

Goshen has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cape May County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Goshen’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Goshen, 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 Goshen.

Electricity

Power comes from Atlantic City Electric

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goshen. Its homes paid an average of 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 7% of Atlantic City Electric’s home customers do, and Atlantic City Electric still delivers it.

Start or move service: atlanticcityelectric.com · (800) 642-3780

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 Nj American Water - Cape May Court House

Nj American Water - Cape May Court House supplies almost all of Goshen. It draws ground water (EPA lists Wildwood City Water Department as seller) and serves 5,625 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. NJ0506010.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Goshen

99% of 159 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless62%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless84%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless70%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Goshen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goshen.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGoshen has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Goshen kids go to
PK–2Middle Township Elementary #1in Cape May Court House
3–5Middle Township Elementary #2in Cape May Court House
6–8Middle Township Elementary #4in Cape May Court House
9–12Middle Township High Schoolin Cape May Court House

Goshen is in Middle Township School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Goshen is unincorporated, so Cape May County is the local government.

Local governmentCape May CountyGoshen is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCape May County ClerkElections here are run by Cape May County (county election office). 7 N Main St, P.O. Box 5000, Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210 · (609) 465-1013 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.svrs.nj.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Goshen is in ZIP code 08210

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GoshenZIP’s residents in Goshen
08210Cape May Court House, NJ100%2%

08218 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 Goshen

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

Nj American Water - Cape May Court House (EPA ID NJ0506010). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Goshen?

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Goshen?

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

What ZIP codes are in Goshen?

08210. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Goshen in?

Middle Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Goshen?

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 Cape May 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.