Living in Laurence Harbor, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Laurence Harbor has no town government of its own, so Middlesex County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Old Bridge Township School District. The closest public drop-off to Laurence Harbor is Keyport Municipal Recycling, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laurence Harbor, 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 Laurence Harbor.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laurence Harbor. 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 Old Bridge Mua water system
The Old Bridge Mua water system supplies almost all of Laurence Harbor. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Middlesex Water Company as seller) and serves 68,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. NJ1209002.
4 home internet providers serve Laurence Harbor
99% of 2,218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% 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 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laurence Harbor.
Keyport Municipal Recycling
This isn’t Laurence Harbor’s own facility. Whether Laurence Harbor residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Laurence Harbor is in Old Bridge Township School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Laurence Harbor is unincorporated, so Middlesex County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Laurence Harbor spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Laurence Harbor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laurence Harbor | ZIP’s residents in Laurence Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08879 | South Amboy, NJ | 67% | 19% |
| 07735 | Keyport, NJ | 30% | 11% |
| 07721 | Cliffwood, NJ | 3% | 5% |
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 Laurence Harbor
Who supplies Laurence Harbor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Old Bridge Mua water system (EPA ID NJ1209002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laurence Harbor?
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 Laurence Harbor?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laurence Harbor?
08879 (67%), 07735 (30%), 07721 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laurence Harbor in?
Old Bridge Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Laurence Harbor?
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 Middlesex 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.