Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Leisure Knoll, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Leisure Knoll has no town government of its own, so Ocean County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Manchester Township School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Ocean County Library, 6.7 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Leisure Knoll, 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 Leisure Knoll.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Leisure Knoll. 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 Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern
Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern supplies almost all of Leisure Knoll. It draws ground water (EPA lists Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western as seller) and serves 23,980 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 66% 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. NJ1518005.
4 home internet providers serve Leisure Knoll
100% of 1,632 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Leisure Knoll’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leisure Knoll.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Leisure Knoll is in Manchester 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
Leisure Knoll is unincorporated, so Ocean County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Leisure Knoll is in ZIP code 08759
ZIP codes where Leisure Knoll residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Leisure Knoll | ZIP’s residents in Leisure Knoll |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08759 | Manchester Township, NJ | 100% | 7% |
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 Leisure Knoll
Who supplies Leisure Knoll’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern (EPA ID NJ1518005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Leisure Knoll?
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 Leisure Knoll?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Leisure Knoll?
08759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Leisure Knoll in?
Manchester Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Leisure Knoll?
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 Ocean 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.