Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sparta Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk, which supplies Sparta Township. Public schools here are run by Sparta Township School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sparta Township, 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 Sparta Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sparta Township. 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 Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk supplies Sparta Township: about 61% of residents live in its service area. Sparta Twp Water Utility -- Highlands serves another 10%. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 17,625 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2023: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. NJ1918004.
6 home internet providers serve Sparta Township
100% of 7,275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 940/35 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 77% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 65% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sparta Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sparta Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on spartanj.org
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Thu
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum Bakery Plates and Foil
- Aluminum Beverage Cans
- Chipboard
- Clear and Green Soda Bottles, Number 2 Pet Plastic Containers
- Clear, Green and Amber, Number 1 Pet Plastic Containers
- Corrugated Cardboard and Press-Board
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Junk Mail
- Magazines
- Mixed Office Paper and Shredded Paper
- Newsprint
- Steel and Bi-Metal Food and Beverage Cans
- Water, Detergent Bottles
From spartanj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, Update 8/03/23. 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.
Sparta Township is in Sparta Township 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sparta Township is in ZIP code 07871
ZIP codes where Sparta Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sparta Township | ZIP’s residents in Sparta Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07871 | Sparta, NJ | 100% | 93% |
A few homes fall in 07848.
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 Sparta Township
Who supplies Sparta Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk (EPA ID NJ1918004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sparta Township?
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 Sparta Township?
Optimum, Planet Networks, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sparta Township?
07871. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sparta Township in?
Sparta Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Sparta Township?
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 Sussex 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: Sparta Township’s own website (spartanj.org), 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.