William and Margaret Mecum House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pennsville Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Pennsville Township goes to 08070 (97% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Pennsville Township has an emergency room in town, at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pennsville 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 Pennsville Township.
Power comes from Atlantic City Electric
Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pennsville Township. Its homes paid an average of 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 7% of Atlantic City Electric’s home customers do, and Atlantic City Electric still delivers it.
Start or move service: atlanticcityelectric.com · (800) 642-3780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart.
Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart. supplies almost all of Pennsville Township. It draws ground water and serves 13,500 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–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.3 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. NJ1708001.
4 home internet providers serve Pennsville Township
100% of 5,208 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pennsville Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pennsville Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on pennsville.org →
Industrial Road Complex
110 Industrial Park Road, Pennsville, NJ 08070
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $1.50 per trash sticker
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper and Paper
- Cardboard (no wax)
- Only plastic bottles labeled #1 and #2 on the bottom
- Glass bottles and jars any color
- Aluminum and Tin cans
From pennsville.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, As of October, 2025. 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.
Pennsville Township is in Pennsville Township 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pennsville Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pennsville Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pennsville Township | ZIP’s residents in Pennsville Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08070 | Pennsville, NJ | 97% | 100% |
| 08023 | Deepwater, NJ | 3% | 87% |
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 Pennsville Township
Who supplies Pennsville Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart. (EPA ID NJ1708001). 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–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pennsville Township?
Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pennsville Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pennsville Township?
08070 (97%), 08023 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pennsville Township in?
Pennsville Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Pennsville 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 Salem 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: Pennsville Township’s own website (pennsville.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.