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The Voorhees Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Voorhees Township: Eastern Camden County Region School District and Voorhees Township School District. Voorhees Township has its own library, M.Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, at 203 Laurel Road.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Voorhees Township, 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 Voorhees Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 75.5% of Voorhees Township 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 New Jersey American Water

New Jersey American Water supplies almost all of Voorhees Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Maple Shade Water Department and Haddonfield Water Depart and Merchantville Pennsauken as sellers) and serves 274,291 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 79% 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. NJ0327001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Voorhees Township

100% of 7,842 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless96%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless61%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Voorhees Township depends on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a monthCollected once a month during the third full week of every month on your scheduled trash day; call-ahead scheduling for electronics, appliances and metal waste via Public Works at 856-428-5499

From voorheesnj.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2017-05-10, 2018-10-05, 2025, 2026-06-24, 2026-09-21. 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.

Voorhees Township kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Voorhees Middle SchoolVoorhees Township School District
9–12Eastern Camden County Regional High SchoolEastern Camden County Region School District

Voorhees Township is in two districts that split the grades: Eastern Camden County Region School District and Voorhees 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Voorhees Township is in ZIP code 08043

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Voorhees TownshipZIP’s residents in Voorhees Township
08043Voorhees, NJ100%100%
Area code856Wikidata

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 Voorhees Township

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

New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ0327001). 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 Voorhees Township?

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 Voorhees Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Voorhees Township?

08043. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Voorhees Township in?

Eastern Camden County Region School District and Voorhees Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Voorhees 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 Camden 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: Voorhees Township’s own website (voorheesnj.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.