Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Montville Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The Montville Twp Mua water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. Trains stop in Montville Township, at Towaco.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Montville Township, 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 Montville Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Montville Township. 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 Montville Twp Mua water system
The Montville Twp Mua water system supplies Montville Township: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Jersey City Mua and Lincoln Park Water Dept as sellers) and serves 22,000 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Aug 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.7 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NJ1421003.
4 home internet providers serve Montville Township
98% of 6,122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 87% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Montville Township is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Montville Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Find your street’s day on montvillenj.org →
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Aluminum Cans / Plates, Trays and Foil
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Steel (Tin) Cans
- Newspaper
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Mixed Paper
From montvillenj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated June 1, 2021. 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.
Montville Township is in Montville Township School District.
ASchool 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.
Montville Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Montville Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Montville Township | ZIP’s residents in Montville Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07045 | Montville, NJ | 47% | 100% |
| 07082 | Towaco, NJ | 25% | 100% |
| 07058 | Pine Brook, NJ | 25% | 100% |
| 07005 | Boonton, NJ | 3% | 4% |
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 Montville Township
Who supplies Montville Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Montville Twp Mua water system (EPA ID NJ1421003). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Montville Township?
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 Montville Township?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Montville Township?
07045 (47%), 07082 (25%), 07058 (25%), 07005 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Montville Township in?
Montville Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Montville 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 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: Montville Township’s own website (montvillenj.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.