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2025-08-08 18 29 52 UTC View of Roselle (center) and surrounding communities in Union County, New Jersey from a plane departing Newark Liberty International AirportPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Roselle handbook

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

Every home in Roselle is in ZIP code 07203. Almost every address in Roselle can get fiber (96%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roselle, 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 Roselle.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roselle. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from New Jersey American Water

New Jersey American Water supplies almost all of Roselle. It draws surface water (EPA lists Nj American Water - Short Hills and Newark Water Department and Middlesex Water Company and Nj American Water - Liberty as sellers) and serves 615,430 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 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. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 67% 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. NJ2004002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Roselle

100% of 5,335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable, Fiber21%8,000/8,000
AT&TFixed wireless73%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless37%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Roselle

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Roselle, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off

Roselle Drop-off

1121 Chandler Ave., Roselle, NJ 07203

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulk trash collected on scheduled bulk dates; households should have no more than ten items for pick up on bulk trash collection dates; televisions not picked up at curb and must be brought to the Public Works Yard

From boroughofroselle.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roselle kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolRoselle Borough School District
9–12Abraham Clark High SchoolRoselle Borough School District

Roselle is in Roselle Borough 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roselle is in ZIP code 07203

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoselleZIP’s residents in Roselle
07203Roselle, NJ100%100%
Area code908Wikidata

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 Roselle

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

New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ2004002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% 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 Roselle?

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 Roselle?

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

What ZIP codes are in Roselle?

07203. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roselle in?

Roselle Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Roselle?

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 Union 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: Roselle’s own website (boroughofroselle.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.