Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Milford, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Milford. Two school districts split the grades in Milford: Delaware Valley Region School District and Milford Borough School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Milford, 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 Milford.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Milford. 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 Milford W Dept
Milford W Dept supplies almost all of Milford. It draws ground water and serves 1,453 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. NJ1020001.
3 home internet providers serve Milford
98% of 489 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 96% | 1,000/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Milford is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Milford, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: milfordnj.gov
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic bottles
- Unshredded junk mail and office paper
- Newspaper
- Paperback books
- Hard covered books
- Chipboard (boxboard)
- Brown paper bags
From milfordnj.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Milford is in two districts that split the grades: Delaware Valley Region School District and Milford Borough 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Milford is in ZIP code 08848
ZIP codes where Milford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Milford | ZIP’s residents in Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08848 | Milford, NJ | 100% | 15% |
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 Milford
Who supplies Milford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Milford W Dept (EPA ID NJ1020001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Milford?
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 Milford?
Service Electric, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Milford?
08848. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Milford in?
Delaware Valley Region School District and Milford Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Milford?
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 Hunterdon 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: Milford’s own website (milfordnj.gov), read Oct 23, 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.