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The Long Beach Township handbook

Living in Long Beach Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Long Beach Township: Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District. Most of Long Beach Township has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Long Beach Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Long Beach Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Atlantic City Electric

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Long Beach Township. Its homes paid an average of 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 7% of Atlantic City Electric’s home customers do, and Atlantic City Electric still delivers it.

Start or move service: atlanticcityelectric.com · (800) 642-3780

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Long Beach Twp Brant Bea water system

The Long Beach Twp Brant Bea water system supplies Long Beach Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Long Beach Twp WD Holgat serves another 8%. Long Beach Twp North Beach serves another 8%. Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor serves another 6%. It draws ground water and serves 25,295 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. NJ1517001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Long Beach Township

100% of 7,959 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless91%1,000/75
AT&TFixed wireless79%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Long Beach Township is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Long Beach Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curblongbeachtownship.com
Trash dayMon or TueDepends on your address
Drop-off centerLong Beach Township Recycling Drop-off CenterHours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)
  • Bulky itemsCall to book
Drop-off center

Long Beach Township Recycling Drop-off Center

7910 Long Beach Blvd., Beach Haven Crest

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–2:30 pm
  • Tue8 am–2:30 pm
  • Wed8 am–2:30 pm
  • Thu8 am–2:30 pm
  • Fri8 am–2:30 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Commingled bottles and cans
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Mixed paper
  • Phone books
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to book
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagelongbeachtownship.com →

From longbeachtownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 9, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Long Beach Township kids go to
PK–2Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary Schoolin Surf City
3–6Long Beach Island Grade Schoolin Ship Bottom
7–8Southern Regional Middle Schoolin Manahawkin
9–12Southern Regional High Schoolin Manahawkin

Long Beach Township is in two districts that split the grades: Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Long Beach Township is in ZIP code 08008

ZIP codes where Long Beach Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Long Beach TownshipZIP’s residents in Long Beach Township
08008Beach Haven, NJ100%46%
Area code609Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Long Beach Township

Who supplies Long Beach Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Long Beach Twp Brant Bea water system (EPA ID NJ1517001). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Long Beach Township?

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Long Beach Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Long Beach Township?

08008. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Long Beach Township in?

Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District.

How do I register to vote in Long Beach 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 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: Long Beach Township’s own website (longbeachtownship.com), 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.