Collins and Pancoast Hall · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Merchantville, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Fridays in Merchantville. Merchantville Reading Center, at 130 South Centre St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Merchantville, 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 Merchantville.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Merchantville. Its homes paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of PSE&G’s home customers do, and PSE&G still delivers it.
Start or move service: pseg.com · (800) 436-7734
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Merchantville Pennsauken water system
The Merchantville Pennsauken water system supplies almost all of Merchantville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists New Jersey American Water as seller) and serves 47,144 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NJ0424001.
4 home internet providers serve Merchantville
100% of 1,178 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Merchantville is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Merchantville, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Fri
- Bulky itemsEvery week, Fri
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Bottles
- Cans
- Paper
- Cardboard
- #1 and #2 plastic containers
Magnum Recycling
5070 B. Central Highway, Pennsauken NJ 08109
From merchantvillenj.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Sept. 4, 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.
Merchantville is in Merchantville Borough School District.
CSchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Merchantville is in ZIP code 08109
ZIP codes where Merchantville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Merchantville | ZIP’s residents in Merchantville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08109 | Merchantville, NJ | 100% | 16% |
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 Merchantville
Who supplies Merchantville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Merchantville Pennsauken water system (EPA ID NJ0424001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Merchantville?
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Merchantville?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Merchantville?
08109. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Merchantville in?
Merchantville Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Merchantville?
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 Camden 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: Merchantville’s own website (merchantvillenj.gov), 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.