Photo: Binksternet · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Orange Township, NJ: what to set up and who to call
West Orange Township has its own drop-off, Llewellyn Park Recycling Center. West Orange Free Pub. Lib (West Orange Free Public Library), 1.4 miles away, is the closest library to West Orange Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Orange 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 Orange Township.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Orange Township. 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.
Water comes from Nj American Water - Short Hills
Nj American Water - Short Hills supplies almost all of West Orange Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Montclair Water Bureau and East Hanover Twp Water Dept and Morris County Mua and Passaic Valley Water Commission and New Jersey American Water as sellers) and serves 217,230 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
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 77% 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. NJ0712001.
5 home internet providers serve West Orange Township
100% of 11,956 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in West Orange Township: every week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Orange Township, from the town’s own site.
West Orange Environmental Center (Recycling/Environmental Center)
- Mon7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Tue7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Glass beverage and food containers (all colors)
- Aluminum beverage containers
- Tin/steel food cans
- Newspaper
- Flattened cardboard
- Magazines
- Office paper
- Junk mail
- Catalogs
- Phone books
- Paperback books
- Books with hard covers removed
West Orange Environmental Center
590 Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
From westorange.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, 2026-2027. 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 Orange Township is in West Orange Town School District.
C+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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Orange Township is in ZIP code 07052
ZIP codes where West Orange Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Orange Township | ZIP’s residents in West Orange Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07052 | West Orange, NJ | 100% | 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 West Orange Township
Who supplies West Orange Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nj American Water - Short Hills (EPA ID NJ0712001). 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 West Orange 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 West Orange Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Orange Township?
07052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Orange Township in?
West Orange Town School District.
How do I register to vote in West Orange 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 Essex 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 Orange Township’s own website (westorange.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.