Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hightstown, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Hightstown comes from Hightstown Water Department, 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 0.6 ppb. For home internet, most of Hightstown can choose between Xfinity and Verizon.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hightstown, 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 Hightstown.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hightstown. 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 Hightstown Water Department
Hightstown Water Department supplies almost all of Hightstown. It draws ground water and serves 5,400 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. NJ1104001.
4 home internet providers serve Hightstown
100% of 1,551 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hightstown is Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hightstown, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Thu or Fri)Find your street’s day on hightstownborough.com →
- RecyclingEvery other week, WedCheck which week on hightstownborough.com →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Fri
Accepted at the curb
- Juice bottles & cans
- Soda bottles
- Soda & beer cans
- Baby food jars
- Pickle & olive jars
- Vegetable cans
- Milk & water jugs
- Detergent, bleach, fabric softener containers
- Milk & juice cartons
- Newspaper and associated inserts
- Magazines, catalogs and junk mail
- Office paper
- Kraft paper, including corrugated cardboard, paper bags and sacks
- #3 through #7 containers
From hightstownborough.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2024. 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.
Hightstown is in East Windsor 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hightstown is in ZIP code 08520
ZIP codes where Hightstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hightstown | ZIP’s residents in Hightstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08520 | Hightstown, NJ | 100% | 20% |
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 Hightstown
Who supplies Hightstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hightstown Water Department (EPA ID NJ1104001). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hightstown?
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 Hightstown?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hightstown?
08520. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hightstown in?
East Windsor Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Hightstown?
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 Mercer 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: Hightstown’s own website (hightstownborough.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.