Eckerson House · Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Montvale, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Montvale: Montvale Borough School District and Pascack Valley Region School District. The closest public drop-off to Montvale is Westwood Department of Public Works, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Montvale, 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 Montvale.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Montvale.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water New Jersey Montvale Pd95
Veolia Water New Jersey Montvale Pd95 supplies almost all of Montvale. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists NJNY43036 as seller) and serves 654 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.1 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. NJ0236001.
4 home internet providers serve Montvale
99% of 2,468 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Montvale depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Montvale, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on montvalenj.gov →
Montvale Recycling Center
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Wed8 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics labeled #1–7
- Clear & colored glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum, steel, and tin cans (including aerosol cans)
- Aluminum foil and trays
- Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, paperback books, telephone books
- Paper shopping bags, packaging, cardboard, corrugated cardboard
From montvalenj.gov, 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.
Montvale is in two districts that split the grades: Montvale Borough School District and Pascack Valley Region 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Montvale is in ZIP code 07645
ZIP codes where Montvale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Montvale | ZIP’s residents in Montvale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07645 | Montvale, NJ | 100% | 100% |
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 Montvale
Who supplies Montvale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water New Jersey Montvale Pd95 (EPA ID NJ0236001). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Montvale?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Montvale?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Montvale?
07645. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Montvale in?
Montvale Borough School District and Pascack Valley Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Montvale?
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 Bergen 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: Montvale’s own website (montvalenj.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.