Photo: Skarwowski · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hillside Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Hillside Township is Maplewood Department of Public Works, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Xfinity and Verizon wire most of Hillside Township, and 96% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hillside 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 Hillside Township.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hillside Township. 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 New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water supplies almost all of Hillside Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Nj American Water - Short Hills and Newark Water Department and Middlesex Water Company and Nj American Water - Liberty as sellers) and serves 615,430 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
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. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 67% 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. NJ2004002.
5 home internet providers serve Hillside Township
100% of 6,013 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 5% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Hillside Township: every week, Wed
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hillside Township, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed Paper
- Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Cardboard
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check hillsidenj.us →
From hillsidenj.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-2027, Sep 9, 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.
Hillside Township is in Hillside Township 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.
Hillside Township is in ZIP code 07205
ZIP codes where Hillside Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hillside Township | ZIP’s residents in Hillside Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07205 | Hillside, NJ | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 07208.
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 Hillside Township
Who supplies Hillside Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ2004002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% 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 Hillside 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 Hillside Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hillside Township?
07205. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hillside Township in?
Hillside Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Hillside 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 Union 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: Hillside Township’s own website (hillsidenj.us), read Oct 23, 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.