Living in White House Station, NJ: what to set up and who to call
White House Station has no town government of its own, so Hunterdon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hunterdon Central Regional School District. Trains stop in White House Station, at White House.
I’m new in town
What to set up in White House Station, 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 White House Station.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of White House Station. 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 New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water supplies White House Station: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.
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.
5 home internet providers serve White House Station
100% of 1,009 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have White House Station’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in White House Station.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
White House Station is in two districts that split the grades: Hunterdon Central Region School District and Readington Township School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
White House Station is unincorporated, so Hunterdon County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
White House Station spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where White House Station residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of White House Station | ZIP’s residents in White House Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08889 | Whitehouse Station, NJ | 97% | 31% |
| 08833 | Lebanon, NJ | 3% | 1% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in White House Station
Who supplies White House Station’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 White House Station?
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 White House Station?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in White House Station?
08889 (97%), 08833 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is White House Station in?
Hunterdon Central Region School District and Readington Township School District.
How do I register to vote in White House Station?
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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.