Photo: KForce at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Milford Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
West Milford Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 07480 holds the most residents (62%). For a library card, the closest branch is West Milford Twsp. Library, 1.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Milford 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 West Milford Township.
Power comes from Rockland Electric
Rockland Electric (Rockland Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 89.0% of West Milford Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 23.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $209 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of Rockland Electric’s home customers do, and Rockland Electric still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water Nj - Olde Milford Est
Veolia Water Nj - Olde Milford Est supplies West Milford Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. Pvwc-Postbrook serves another 8%. Veolia Water Nj-Bald Eagle Village serves another 5%. About 56% 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 1,577 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. NJ1615016.
5 home internet providers serve West Milford Township
99% of 9,618 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Alteva Of Warwick | DSL, Fiber | 22% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in West Milford Township is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Milford Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on westmilford.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
West Milford Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From westmilford.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
West Milford Township is in West Milford 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Milford Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Milford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Milford Township | ZIP’s residents in West Milford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07480 | West Milford, NJ | 62% | 100% |
| 07421 | Hewitt, NJ | 27% | 99% |
| 07435 | Newfoundland, NJ | 5% | 61% |
| 07438 | Oak Ridge, NJ | 5% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 07460.
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 West Milford Township
Who supplies West Milford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Nj - Olde Milford Est (EPA ID NJ1615016). 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 3.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Milford Township?
Rockland Electric (Rockland Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve West Milford Township?
Optimum, Alteva Of Warwick, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Milford Township?
07480 (62%), 07421 (27%), 07435 (5%), 07438 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Milford Township in?
West Milford Township School District.
How do I register to vote in West Milford 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 Passaic 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: West Milford Township’s own website (westmilford.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.