Living in Short Hills, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Short Hills has no town government of its own, so Essex County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Millburn Township School District. The closest public drop-off to Short Hills is Millburn Town Yard, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Short Hills, 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 Short Hills.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 80.6% of Short Hills residents. 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 almost all of Short Hills. 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.
4 home internet providers serve Short Hills
100% of 4,268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Short Hills.
Millburn Town Yard
This isn’t Short Hills’ own facility. Whether Short Hills residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Short Hills is in Millburn Township School District.
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
Short Hills is unincorporated, so Essex County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Short Hills spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Short Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Short Hills | ZIP’s residents in Short Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07078 | Short Hills, NJ | 97% | 100% |
| 07041 | Millburn, NJ | 3% | 5% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Short Hills
Who supplies Short Hills’ 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 Short Hills?
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 Short Hills?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Short Hills?
07078 (97%), 07041 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Short Hills in?
Millburn Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Short Hills?
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 Essex 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.