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The Tenafly handbook

Living in Tenafly, NJ: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Tenafly is Teaneck Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Public schools here are run by Tenafly Borough School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Tenafly, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Tenafly.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 70.4% of Tenafly residents. Its homes paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of PSE&G’s home customers do, and PSE&G still delivers it.

Start or move service: pseg.com · (800) 436-7734

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack

Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack supplies almost all of Tenafly. It draws surface water (EPA lists Hoboken Water Utility and Jersey City Mua and Passaic Valley Water Commission and N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North as sellers) and serves 792,713 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 5.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. NJ0238001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Tenafly

100% of 4,424 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable, Fiber97%8,000/8,000
SpectrumCable4%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless59%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Tenafly

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tenafly, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerWaste Industries picks up at the curb for every hometenaflynj.gov
Drop-off centerTenafly Recycling and Convenience Center (TRCC)Hours ↓
Drop-off center

Tenafly Recycling and Convenience Center (TRCC)

153 Grove Street, Tenafly, NJ

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–2:30 pm
  • Fri8 am–2:30 pm
  • Sat8 am–2:30 pm
  • Sun8 am–2:30 pm

Cost: No cost (free recycling center decal)

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum cans
  • Glass containers and bottles
  • Hard rigid plastics
  • Jars
  • Plastic containers (Number 1, Number 2 and Number 5 only)
  • Plastic milk containers
  • Steel and tin cans
  • Computer paper
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Egg cartons
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Paper back books
  • Telephone books
  • Waste mail paper excluding cellophane envelopes
Recycling drop-off

Tenafly Recycling and Convenience Center (TRCC)

153 Grove Street, Tenafly, NJ

What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagetenaflynj.gov →
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(201) 568-6100

From tenaflynj.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Tenafly kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Tenafly Middle SchoolTenafly Borough School District
9–12Tenafly High SchoolTenafly Borough School District

Tenafly is in Tenafly Borough School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Tenafly is in ZIP code 07670

ZIP codes where Tenafly residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of TenaflyZIP’s residents in Tenafly
07670Tenafly, NJ100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Tenafly

Who supplies Tenafly’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack (EPA ID NJ0238001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Tenafly?

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Tenafly?

Verizon, Optimum, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Tenafly?

07670. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tenafly in?

Tenafly Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Tenafly?

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 Bergen 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: Tenafly’s own website (tenaflynj.gov), 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.