Living in White Meadow Lake, NJ: what to set up and who to call
White Meadow Lake has no town government of its own, so Morris County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Morris Hills Regional School District. The closest public drop-off to White Meadow Lake is Denville Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in White Meadow Lake, 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 Meadow Lake.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of White Meadow Lake. 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 Rockaway Twp Water Dept
Rockaway Twp Water Dept supplies almost all of White Meadow Lake. It draws ground water (EPA lists Dover Water Commission as seller) and serves 14,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. NJ1435002.
4 home internet providers serve White Meadow Lake
99% of 2,986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in White Meadow Lake.
Denville Recycling Center
This isn’t White Meadow Lake’s own facility. Whether White Meadow Lake residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
White Meadow Lake is in two districts that split the grades: Morris Hills Region School District and Rockaway 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 Meadow Lake is unincorporated, so Morris County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
White Meadow Lake is in ZIP code 07866
ZIP codes where White Meadow Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of White Meadow Lake | ZIP’s residents in White Meadow Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07866 | Rockaway, NJ | 100% | 38% |
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 White Meadow Lake
Who supplies White Meadow Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rockaway Twp Water Dept (EPA ID NJ1435002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in White Meadow Lake?
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 Meadow Lake?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in White Meadow Lake?
07866. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is White Meadow Lake in?
Morris Hills Region School District and Rockaway Township School District.
How do I register to vote in White Meadow Lake?
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 Morris 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.