Photo: Forrest R. Whitesides / Culturejam23 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hopatcong, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Hopatcong Water Dept has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.4 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Hopatcong has its own drop-off, Hopatcong Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hopatcong, 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 Hopatcong.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hopatcong. 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 Hopatcong Water Dept
Hopatcong Water Dept supplies Hopatcong: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,224 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–Jun 2026, was 9.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NJ1912001.
5 home internet providers serve Hopatcong
98% of 6,215 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 13% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hopatcong depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hopatcong, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on hopatcong.org →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Hopatcong Borough Recycling Center
Veterans Way portion of Flora Avenue, Hopatcong, NJ
- Wed8 am–noon
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Cost: Recycling window decal is free of charge
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic
- Glass
- Cans
From hopatcong.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Hopatcong is in Hopatcong Borough 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hopatcong spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hopatcong residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hopatcong | ZIP’s residents in Hopatcong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07843 | Hopatcong, NJ | 79% | 100% |
| 07874 | Stanhope, NJ | 14% | 24% |
| 07821 | Andover, NJ | 6% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 07849, 07871.
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 Hopatcong
Who supplies Hopatcong’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hopatcong Water Dept (EPA ID NJ1912001). 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 9.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hopatcong?
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 Hopatcong?
Optimum, Planet Networks, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hopatcong?
07843 (79%), 07874 (14%), 07821 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hopatcong in?
Hopatcong Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Hopatcong?
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 Sussex 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: Hopatcong’s own website (hopatcong.org), 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.