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The Westfield handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Westfield is Fanwood Recycling Centre, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Westfield.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Westfield, 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 Westfield.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Westfield. 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 Westfield. It draws surface water (EPA lists Nj American Water - Short Hills and Newark Water Department and Middlesex Water Company and Nj American Water - Liberty as sellers) and serves 615,430 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 67% 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. NJ2004002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Westfield

100% of 9,623 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless59%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Westfield depends on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Westfield Conservation Center

1300 Lamberts Mill Road, Westfield, NJ 07090

No permit needed
Season
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Thu9 am–2:30 pm
  • Fri9 am–2:30 pm
  • Sat9 am–3 pm
  • Sun9 am–3 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

Recycling drop-off

Westfield Conservation Center

1300 Lamberts Mill Road, Westfield, NJ 07090

From westfieldnj.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2017. 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.

Westfield kids go to
PK–KLincoln Early Childhood CenterWestfield Town School District
1–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield Town School District

Westfield is in Westfield Town School District.

ASchool 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

Westfield is in ZIP code 07090

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WestfieldZIP’s residents in Westfield
07090Westfield, NJ100%100%

A few homes fall in 07066. 07091 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code908Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Westfield

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

New Jersey American Water (EPA ID NJ2004002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Westfield?

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 Westfield?

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

What ZIP codes are in Westfield?

07090. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Westfield in?

Westfield Town School District.

How do I register to vote in Westfield?

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 Union 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: Westfield’s own website (westfieldnj.gov), 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.