Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Tewksbury Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Tewksbury Township: North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Tewksbury Township School District. Tewksbury Twsp. Pub. Lib (Tewksbury Township Public Library), 2.1 miles away, is the closest library to Tewksbury Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tewksbury 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 Tewksbury Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tewksbury 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 Nj American Water - Oldwick
Nj American Water - Oldwick supplies Tewksbury Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 246 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. NJ1024001.
5 home internet providers serve Tewksbury Township
96% of 2,363 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 20% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Tewksbury Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tewksbury Township, from the town’s own site.
From tewksburytwp.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Tewksbury Township is in two districts that split the grades: North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Tewksbury Township School District.
A−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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tewksbury Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tewksbury Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tewksbury Township | ZIP’s residents in Tewksbury Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07830 | Califon, NJ | 44% | 39% |
| 08833 | Lebanon, NJ | 40% | 26% |
| 08889 | Whitehouse Station, NJ | 9% | 5% |
| 07979 | Pottersville, NJ | 5% | 88% |
| 08858 | Oldwick, NJ | 2% | 100% |
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 Tewksbury Township
Who supplies Tewksbury Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nj American Water - Oldwick (EPA ID NJ1024001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tewksbury 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 Tewksbury Township?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tewksbury Township?
07830 (44%), 08833 (40%), 08889 (9%), 07979 (5%), 08858 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tewksbury Township in?
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Tewksbury Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Tewksbury 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 Hunterdon 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: Tewksbury Township’s own website (tewksburytwp.net), 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.