Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pennsauken Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Pennsauken Township is City of Philadelphia Citizen Convenience Center for Recycling and Trash, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Pennsauken Township, at Pennsauken Transit Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pennsauken 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 Pennsauken Township.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pennsauken Township. 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 Merchantville Pennsauken water system
The Merchantville Pennsauken water system supplies Pennsauken Township: about 90% of residents live in its service area. New Jersey American Water serves another 10%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists New Jersey American Water as seller) and serves 47,144 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NJ0424001.
4 home internet providers serve Pennsauken Township
100% of 11,831 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pennsauken Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pennsauken Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on pennsauken.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Glass jars and bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Plastics numbers 1 and 2
- Newspaper
- White paper
- Magazines
- Paperback books
- Cardboard
Magnum Computer Recycling Locations
5070 B Central Highway, Pennsauken
From pennsauken.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2011. 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.
Pennsauken Township is in Pennsauken Township School District.
DSchool 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.
Pennsauken Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pennsauken Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pennsauken Township | ZIP’s residents in Pennsauken Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08109 | Merchantville, NJ | 52% | 82% |
| 08110 | Pennsauken, NJ | 48% | 91% |
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 Pennsauken Township
Who supplies Pennsauken Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Merchantville Pennsauken water system (EPA ID NJ0424001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pennsauken Township?
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 Pennsauken Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pennsauken Township?
08109 (52%), 08110 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pennsauken Township in?
Pennsauken Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Pennsauken 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 Camden 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: Pennsauken Township’s own website (pennsauken.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.