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Two school districts split the grades in Woodcliff Lake: Pascack Valley Region School District and Woodcliff Lake Borough School District. The closest public drop-off to Woodcliff Lake is Westwood Department of Public Works, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Woodcliff 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 Woodcliff Lake.
Power comes from PSE&G
PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.4% of Woodcliff Lake residents. 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 Park Ridge Water Dept
Park Ridge Water Dept supplies almost all of Woodcliff Lake. It draws ground water and serves 16,466 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. NJ0247001.
4 home internet providers serve Woodcliff Lake
99% of 1,967 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Woodcliff Lake is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Woodcliff Lake, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)The town’s pickup map
Woodcliff Lake Ecology Center
Old Mill Rd, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–2 pm
- Sun8 am–2 pm
From wclnj.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-12, 2026-09-22, 2026-09-22 15:52:05. 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.
Woodcliff Lake is in two districts that split the grades: Pascack Valley Region School District and Woodcliff Lake Borough 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Woodcliff Lake is in ZIP code 07677
ZIP codes where Woodcliff Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Woodcliff Lake | ZIP’s residents in Woodcliff Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07677 | Woodcliff Lake, 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Woodcliff Lake
Who supplies Woodcliff Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Park Ridge Water Dept (EPA ID NJ0247001). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Woodcliff Lake?
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 Woodcliff Lake?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Woodcliff Lake?
07677. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Woodcliff Lake in?
Pascack Valley Region School District and Woodcliff Lake Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Woodcliff 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 Bergen 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: Woodcliff Lake’s own website (wclnj.com), 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.