Living in Pluckemin, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Pluckemin has no town government of its own, so Somerset County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bedminster Township School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Bedminster-Far Hills, 2.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pluckemin, 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 Pluckemin.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pluckemin. 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 Nj American Water - Short Hills
Nj American Water - Short Hills supplies Pluckemin: about 88% of residents live in its service area. 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 (EPA lists Montclair Water Bureau and East Hanover Twp Water Dept and Morris County Mua and Passaic Valley Water Commission and New Jersey American Water as sellers) and serves 217,230 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. NJ0712001.
5 home internet providers serve Pluckemin
99% of 75 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 80% | 980/880 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 61% | 2,000/250 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 37% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 65% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pluckemin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pluckemin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pluckemin (69%) is in Bedminster Township School District; parts are in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District (31%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pluckemin is unincorporated, so Somerset County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pluckemin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pluckemin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pluckemin | ZIP’s residents in Pluckemin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07921 | Bedminster, NJ | 77% | 4% |
| 07920 | Basking Ridge, NJ | 23% | 0% |
07978 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Pluckemin
Who supplies Pluckemin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nj American Water - Short Hills (EPA ID NJ0712001). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pluckemin?
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 Pluckemin?
Verizon, Xfinity, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pluckemin?
07921 (77%), 07920 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pluckemin in?
Bedminster Township School District. Parts of the city are in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.
How do I register to vote in Pluckemin?
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 Somerset 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.