Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Howell Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Howell Township: Freehold Region School District and Howell Township School District. For emergencies, Howell Township is closest to Centrastate Medical Center, 6.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Howell 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 Howell Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Howell Township. 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 New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water supplies Howell Township: about 74% of residents live in its service area. Brick Township Mua serves another 11%. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Parkway Water Company and Marlboro Township Water Utility Division as sellers) and serves 377,613 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. NJ1345001.
4 home internet providers serve Howell Township
98% of 18,457 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 86% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Howell Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Howell Township, from the town’s own site.
Howell Township Drop-off
- Tue7:30 am–3 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3 pm
- Sat7:30 am–3 pm
- Sun7:30 am–3 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum and tin cans
- Newspapers
- Glass jars and bottles
- Flattened corrugated cardboard
- Mixed Paper
From twp.howell.nj.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Howell Township is in two districts that split the grades: Freehold Region School District and Howell Township School District.
BSchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Howell Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Howell Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Howell Township | ZIP’s residents in Howell Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07731 | Howell, NJ | 74% | 100% |
| 07728 | Freehold, NJ | 16% | 15% |
| 07727 | Farmingdale, NJ | 10% | 69% |
A few homes fall in 07722.
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 Howell Township
Who supplies Howell Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ1345001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Howell Township?
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 Howell Township?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Howell Township?
07731 (74%), 07728 (16%), 07727 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Howell Township in?
Freehold Region School District and Howell Township School District. Parts of the city are in Colts Neck Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Howell 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 Monmouth 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: Howell Township’s own website (twp.howell.nj.us), 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.