Photo: JackTheVicar · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Newton, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Newton has its own drop-off, Newton Recycling Center, on 3 South Park Drive. Almost every address in Newton can get fiber (98%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newton, 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 Newton.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newton. 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 Newton Water & Sewer Utility
Newton Water & Sewer Utility supplies almost all of Newton. It draws surface water and serves 8,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NJ1915001.
6 home internet providers serve Newton
100% of 2,247 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Newton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newton, from the town’s own site.
Newton Recycling Center
117 Moran Street, Newton, NJ 07860
- Mon7 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7 am–3:30 pm
The town’s page also lists “summer 6:00 am-2:30 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass jars
- Bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Tin-plated steel cans
- Plastic bottles
- Newspapers (must be dry and tied in bundles)
- Aluminum and foil pie plates
From newtontownhall.com, 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.
Newton is in Newton Town 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newton is in ZIP code 07860
ZIP codes where Newton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newton | ZIP’s residents in Newton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07860 | Newton, NJ | 100% | 33% |
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 Newton
Who supplies Newton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newton Water & Sewer Utility (EPA ID NJ1915001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newton?
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 Newton?
Planet Networks, Brightspeed, Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newton?
07860. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newton in?
Newton Town School District.
How do I register to vote in Newton?
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 Sussex 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: Newton’s own website (newtontownhall.com), 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.