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Trash goes out on Tuesdays in New Hanover Township, collected by Waste Management. Most of New Hanover Township has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Hanover 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 New Hanover Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Hanover 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 Jbmdl-Dix Main System
Jbmdl-Dix Main System supplies New Hanover Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Jbmdl - Mcguire Afb serves another 18%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 12,765 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 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 66% 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. NJ0325001.
4 home internet providers serve New Hanover Township
99% of 346 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Hanover Township is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Hanover Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Thu · which week: newhanovertwp.com
From newhanovertwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Most of New Hanover Township (90%) is in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; parts are in New Hanover Township School District (10%).
Test scores and every school: see 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Hanover Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Hanover Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Hanover Township | ZIP’s residents in New Hanover Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08640 | Joint Base Mdl, NJ | 70% | 68% |
| 08641 | Joint Base Mdl, NJ | 18% | 25% |
| 08511 | Cookstown, NJ | 12% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 08562.
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 New Hanover Township
Who supplies New Hanover Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jbmdl-Dix Main System (EPA ID NJ0325001). 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 0.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Hanover 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 New Hanover Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Hanover Township?
08640 (70%), 08641 (18%), 08511 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Hanover Township in?
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Parts of the city are in New Hanover Township School District.
How do I register to vote in New Hanover 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 Burlington 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: New Hanover Township’s own website (newhanovertwp.com), read Oct 22, 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.