Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lincoln Park, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Lincoln Park Water Dept reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% of systems its size reported none. The closest public drop-off to Lincoln Park is Wayne Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lincoln Park, 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 Lincoln Park.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lincoln Park. 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 Lincoln Park Water Dept
Lincoln Park Water Dept supplies Lincoln Park: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Montville Twp Mua and Pequannock Twp Water Department and Passaic Valley Water Commission as sellers) and serves 11,000 people in all.
8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. NJ1416001.
4 home internet providers serve Lincoln Park
98% of 2,569 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lincoln Park is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lincoln Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or Sat)Find your street’s day on lincolnpark.org →
Lincoln Park Recycling Center
370 George Cobb Lane, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
From lincolnpark.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.
Lincoln Park is in Lincoln Park Borough School District.
A−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 Apr 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lincoln Park is in ZIP code 07035
ZIP codes where Lincoln Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lincoln Park | ZIP’s residents in Lincoln Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07035 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 100% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 07082.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lincoln Park
Who supplies Lincoln Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lincoln Park Water Dept (EPA ID NJ1416001). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lincoln Park?
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 Lincoln Park?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lincoln Park?
07035. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lincoln Park in?
Lincoln Park Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Lincoln Park?
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 Morris 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: Lincoln Park’s own website (lincolnpark.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.