Photo: SurFeRGiRL30 · CC BY 2.0Living in Seaside Heights, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Seaside Heights runs its own electric utility, Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ). Two school districts split the grades in Seaside Heights: Central Region School District and Seaside Heights Borough School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Seaside Heights, 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 Seaside Heights.
Power comes from Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ)
Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ) (Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ)), a municipal utility, serves all of Seaside Heights.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Seaside Heights Water De
Seaside Heights Water De supplies almost all of Seaside Heights. It draws ground water (EPA lists New Jersey American Water and Nj American Water - Ortley Beach as sellers) and serves 20,000 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. NJ1526001.
4 home internet providers serve Seaside Heights
99% of 1,395 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Seaside Heights
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Seaside Heights, from the town’s own site.
Seaside Heights Recycling Center
900 Bay Boulevard, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Rinsed glass
- Plastic bottles
- Metal cans
- Newspapers
- Corrugated cardboard
- Magazines
- Brown bags
- Catalogs
- Junk mail
- Office paper
- Paperback books
- Empty non-toxic aerosol cans
From seaside-heightsnj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01. 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.
Seaside Heights is in two districts that split the grades: Central Region School District and Seaside Heights Borough School District.
CSchool 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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Seaside Heights is in ZIP code 08751
ZIP codes where Seaside Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Seaside Heights | ZIP’s residents in Seaside Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08751 | Seaside Heights, NJ | 100% | 63% |
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 Seaside Heights
Who supplies Seaside Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Seaside Heights Water De (EPA ID NJ1526001). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Seaside Heights?
Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ) (Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Seaside Heights?
Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Seaside Heights?
08751. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Seaside Heights in?
Central Region School District and Seaside Heights Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Seaside Heights?
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 Ocean 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: Seaside Heights’ own website (seaside-heightsnj.org), read Oct 22, 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.