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IRELAND HOFER HOUSE, WILLIAMSTOWN, GLOUCESTER COUNTYPhoto: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Williamstown handbook

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

Williamstown has no town government of its own, so Gloucester County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Monroe Township School District. Monroe Township Free Public Library, at 713 Marsha Avenue, is the library in town.

Williamstown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Gloucester County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Williamstown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Williamstown, 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 Williamstown.

Electricity

Power comes from Atlantic City Electric

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Williamstown. Its homes paid an average of 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 7% of Atlantic City Electric’s home customers do, and Atlantic City Electric still delivers it.

Start or move service: atlanticcityelectric.com · (800) 642-3780

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 Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority

Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority supplies almost all of Williamstown. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Glassboro Water Department as seller) and serves 26,179 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. NJ0811002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Williamstown

100% of 5,057 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless69%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless66%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Williamstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Williamstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWilliamstown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Williamstown kids go to
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Williamstown Middle SchoolMonroe Township School District
9–12Williamstown High SchoolMonroe Township School District

Williamstown is in Monroe 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Williamstown is unincorporated, so Gloucester County is the local government.

Local governmentGloucester CountyWilliamstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereGloucester County ClerkElections here are run by Gloucester County (county election office). P.O. Box 129, Woodbury, NJ 08096 · (856) 384-4530 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.svrs.nj.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Williamstown is in ZIP code 08094

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WilliamstownZIP’s residents in Williamstown
08094Williamstown, NJ100%37%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Williamstown

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

Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority (EPA ID NJ0811002). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Williamstown?

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Williamstown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Williamstown?

08094. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Williamstown in?

Monroe Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Williamstown?

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 Gloucester 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.