Methodist Episcopal Church · Photo: Josconklin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Madison, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Madison runs its own electric utility, Borough of Madison. The closest public drop-off to Madison is Summit Waste Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madison, 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 Madison.
Power comes from Borough of Madison
Borough of Madison (Borough of Madison - (NJ)), a municipal utility, serves all of Madison.
Start or move service: rosenet.org · (973) 593-3090
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Madison Water Dept
Madison Water Dept supplies almost all of Madison. It draws ground water and serves 15,820 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. NJ1417001.
4 home internet providers serve Madison
99% of 4,322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 980/880 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Madison depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Madison, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on rosenet.org →
Borough Recycling Center
Station Road, Madison, NJ 07940
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Glass, aluminum, tin, and steel food and beverage containers
- Plastic soda, milk, water, and detergent bottles
- Plastics 1, 2 & 5
- Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, catalogs, telephone books, and junk mail
- Milk and beverage cartons
- Corrugated cardboard
From rosenet.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.
Madison is in Madison 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.
Madison is in ZIP code 07940
ZIP codes where Madison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madison | ZIP’s residents in Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07940 | Madison, NJ | 100% | 92% |
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 Madison
Who supplies Madison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Madison Water Dept (EPA ID NJ1417001). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Madison?
Borough of Madison (Borough of Madison - (NJ)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Madison?
Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madison?
07940. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madison in?
Madison Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Madison?
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: Madison’s own website (rosenet.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.