Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Living in Sayreville, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Sayreville has its own drop-off, Sayreville Recycling Center (Fort Grumpy), on 3750 Bordentown Avenue. Sayreville has an emergency room in town, at JFK University Medical Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sayreville, 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 Sayreville.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sayreville. 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 Sayreville W Dept
Sayreville W Dept supplies almost all of Sayreville. It draws ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Middlesex Water Company as seller) and serves 45,345 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 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. NJ1219001.
4 home internet providers serve Sayreville
98% of 11,150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 81% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Sayreville: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sayreville, from the town’s own site.
Fort Grumpy Recycling Center (drop-off center)
3750 Bordentown Ave, Sayreville, NJ
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Fort Grumpy Grass Drop-Off
3750 Bordentown Ave
From sayreville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Sayreville is in Sayreville Borough School District.
B−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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sayreville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sayreville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sayreville | ZIP’s residents in Sayreville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08872 | Sayreville, NJ | 45% | 100% |
| 08859 | Parlin, NJ | 43% | 79% |
| 08879 | South Amboy, NJ | 12% | 24% |
A few homes fall in 08857. 08871 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 Sayreville
Who supplies Sayreville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sayreville W Dept (EPA ID NJ1219001). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sayreville?
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 Sayreville?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sayreville?
08872 (45%), 08859 (43%), 08879 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sayreville in?
Sayreville Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Sayreville?
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 Middlesex 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: Sayreville’s own website (sayreville.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.