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2018-09-12 16 35 21 View south along Atlantic County Route 585 (Main Street) just south of U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 322 (Black Horse Pike) in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New JerseyPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Pleasantville handbook

Living in Pleasantville, NJ: what to set up and who to call

Pleasantville spans 2 ZIP codes; 08232 holds the most residents (93%). Most homes in Pleasantville have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and Verizon.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pleasantville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pleasantville.

Electricity

Power comes from Atlantic City Electric

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pleasantville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Nj American Water - Atlantic County

Nj American Water - Atlantic County supplies almost all of Pleasantville. It draws ground water and serves 120,146 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. NJ0119002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Pleasantville

100% of 5,135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless83%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless36%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pleasantville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasantville.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pleasantville kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Pleasantville Middle SchoolPleasantville City School District
9–12Pleasantville High SchoolPleasantville City School District

Pleasantville is in Pleasantville 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pleasantville spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Pleasantville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PleasantvilleZIP’s residents in Pleasantville
08232Pleasantville, NJ93%96%
08201Absecon, NJ7%14%
Area code609Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Pleasantville

Who supplies Pleasantville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Nj American Water - Atlantic County (EPA ID NJ0119002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pleasantville?

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 Pleasantville?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pleasantville?

08232 (93%), 08201 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pleasantville in?

Pleasantville City School District.

How do I register to vote in Pleasantville?

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 Atlantic 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.