Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ship Bottom, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Ship Bottom: Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District. Xfinity and Verizon both wire most of Ship Bottom; 0% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ship Bottom, 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 Ship Bottom.
Power comes from Atlantic City Electric
Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ship Bottom. 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.
Water comes from Ship Bottom Water Depart
Ship Bottom Water Depart supplies almost all of Ship Bottom. It draws ground water and serves 15,000 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NJ1528001.
4 home internet providers serve Ship Bottom
100% of 1,792 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ship Bottom
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ship Bottom, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper
- Cardboard
- Mixed paper
- Magazines
- Empty brown paper bags
- Junk mail
From shipbottom.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-08, 2026-04-15, 2026-06-17. 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.
Ship Bottom is in two districts that split the grades: Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District.
C+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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ship Bottom is in ZIP code 08008
ZIP codes where Ship Bottom residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ship Bottom | ZIP’s residents in Ship Bottom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08008 | Beach Haven, NJ | 100% | 16% |
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 Ship Bottom
Who supplies Ship Bottom’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ship Bottom Water Depart (EPA ID NJ1528001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ship Bottom?
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 Ship Bottom?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ship Bottom?
08008. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ship Bottom in?
Long Beach Island School District and Southern Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Ship Bottom?
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: Ship Bottom’s own website (shipbottom.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.