Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Union Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Union Township: North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Union Township School District. High Bridge Public Library, 4.4 miles away, is the closest library to Union Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Union 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 Union Township.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Union 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 Edna Mahan Correctional water system
The Edna Mahan Correctional water system supplies Union Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 940 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. NJ1025001.
5 home internet providers serve Union Township
83% of 1,543 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 20% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Union Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Union Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on uniontownship.com
Recycling Convenience Center
1 Swanstrom Place East, Union, NJ 07083
- Mon8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Plastic bottles
- Mixed paper
Recycling Convenience Center
1 Swanstrom Place East, Union, NJ 07083
From uniontownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Union Township is in two districts that split the grades: North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Union 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Union Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Union Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Union Township | ZIP’s residents in Union Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08809 | Clinton, NJ | 45% | 41% |
| 08867 | Pittstown, NJ | 20% | 25% |
| 08827 | Hampton, NJ | 19% | 28% |
| 08802 | Asbury, NJ | 14% | 23% |
| 08848 | Milford, NJ | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 08801.
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 Union Township
Who supplies Union Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Edna Mahan Correctional water system (EPA ID NJ1025001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Union 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 Union Township?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Union Township?
08809 (45%), 08867 (20%), 08827 (19%), 08802 (14%), 08848 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Union Township in?
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School District and Union Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Union 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: Union Township’s own website (uniontownship.com), 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.