Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Haledon, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Manchester Utilities Authority reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 83% of systems its size reported none. Two school districts split the grades in Haledon: Haledon Borough School District and Passaic County Manchester Region School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Haledon, 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 Haledon.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Haledon. 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 Manchester Utilities Authority
Manchester Utilities Authority supplies almost all of Haledon. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Passaic Valley Water Commission as seller) and serves 12,000 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. NJ1603001.
4 home internet providers serve Haledon
98% of 1,788 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Haledon.
Hawthorne Recycling Center
This isn’t Haledon’s own facility. Whether Haledon residents may use it is the town’s rule: check haledonboronj.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Haledon is in two districts that split the grades: Haledon Borough School District and Passaic County Manchester Region School District.
DSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Haledon is in ZIP code 07508
ZIP codes where Haledon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Haledon | ZIP’s residents in Haledon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07508 | Haledon, NJ | 100% | 38% |
07538 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.
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 Haledon
Who supplies Haledon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Manchester Utilities Authority (EPA ID NJ1603001). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Haledon?
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 Haledon?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Haledon?
07508. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Haledon in?
Haledon Borough School District and Passaic County Manchester Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Haledon?
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 Passaic 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.