Photo: Alansohn · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Brunswick, NJ: what to set up and who to call
New Brunswick W Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2026. The closest public drop-off to New Brunswick is Piscataway Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Brunswick. 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 New Brunswick W Dept
New Brunswick W Dept supplies almost all of New Brunswick. It draws surface water and serves 55,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2026. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. NJ1214001.
5 home internet providers serve New Brunswick
98% of 6,536 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 42% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Brunswick.
Piscataway Recycling Center
This isn’t New Brunswick’s own facility. Whether New Brunswick residents may use it is the town’s rule: check newbrunswick.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Brunswick is in New Brunswick City School District.
D−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.
New Brunswick is in ZIP code 08901
ZIP codes where New Brunswick residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Brunswick | ZIP’s residents in New Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08901 | New Brunswick, NJ | 100% | 98% |
08903, 08906, 08933, 08989 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 New Brunswick
Who supplies New Brunswick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Brunswick W Dept (EPA ID NJ1214001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Brunswick?
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 New Brunswick?
Verizon, Optimum, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Brunswick?
08901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Brunswick in?
New Brunswick City School District.
How do I register to vote in New Brunswick?
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 Middlesex 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.