Lead pipes in New Jersey

New Jersey's 555 community water systems reported 56,627 lead and 58,544 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 573,912 of unknown material. That ranks #7 among states for confirmed lead lines.

56,627Lead

58,544Galvanized, replace

573,912Unknown

240Systems with lead

Lead 2.2%
Galvanized (replace) 2.3%
Unknown 23%
Non-lead 73%

4.5% of the service lines New Jersey utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national share of 3.1%. 23% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in Trenton Water Works (16,180), Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack (11,883), City of Camden (9,401).

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in New Jersey went from 135,360 to 115,171 (down 20,189). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (240)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
Trenton Water WorksEwing Twp.	15,734	446	23,000	26%	217,000
Veolia Water New Jersey HackensackAlpine Boro	11,567	316	4,126	5.8%	792,713
City of CamdenCamden City	9,401	0	2,925	57%	46,585
East Orange Water CommissionEast Orange City	1,969	6,000	0	82%	75,000
Wildwood City Water DepartmentWildwood City	0	6,232	0	38%	218,472
Vineland Water & Sewer UtilityVineland City	0	6,080	7,277	34%	36,250
NJ American Water - RaritanElizabeth City- 2004	429	5,590	76,716	2.7%	615,430
Ventnor City Water & Sewer UtilityVentnor City	0	4,755	0	92%	22,150
Belleville Water DeptBelleville Town	4,411	0	0	59%	35,129
NJ American Water - Coastal NorthAberdeen Twp	192	2,653	74,724	1.8%	377,613
Middlesex Water CompanyWoodbridge Twp.	3	2,559	568	4.1%	233,376
NJ American Water - Short HillsBedminster Twp.	1,231	1,240	28,098	3.0%	217,230
City of BayonneBayonne City	2,284	123	7,604	20%	63,000
Jersey City MuaJersey City	1,755	13	21,141	5.0%	262,000
Florence TWP W DeptFlorence Twp.	1,639	0	0	40%	11,214
NJ American Water - WesternAudubon Boro	85	1,459	49,216	1.5%	274,291
Hawthorne Water DepartmentFair Lawn Boro	0	1,513	970	23%	19,458
Ridgewood WaterRidgewood Twp	252	1,190	428	7.1%	61,700
Lyndhurst Water DepartmentLyndhurst Twp	1,408	3	248	26%	22,000
Perth Amboy Water DepartmentPerth Amboy City-	0	852	4,460	9.8%	52,328
NJ American Water - Atlantic CountyAbsecon City	46	785	1,498	1.8%	120,146
Harrison W DeptHarrison Town	776	0	0	36%	14,425
Southeast Morris County MuaChatham Boro	12	757	13,199	4.2%	62,349
Mountain Lakes Water DepBoonton Twp.	0	688	93	46%	4,012
Ocean Gate Water DeptOcean Gate Boro	0	640	0	57%	3,200
Collingswood Water DeparCollingswood Boro	2	620	2,798	11%	24,500
Kearny Water DepartmentKearny Town	570	31	6,614	7.6%	41,664
Atlantic City MuaAtlantic City	187	303	6,203	6.2%	152,415
Red Bank Water DeptFair Haven Boro	9	429	445	12%	12,520
Montclair Water BureauMontclair Town	130	276	387	3.7%	40,150
Beach Haven Water DeptBeach Haven Boro	0	383	383	15%	20,000
Belmar Water DeptBelmar Boro	0	375	215	15%	20,000
New Brunswick W DeptNew Brunswick City	2	368	2,481	4.6%	55,000
NJ American Water - Ocean CityOcean City	6	362	1,779	1.9%	127,000
Bloomfield Water DepartmentBloomfield Town	176	175	5,973	3.0%	53,315
Millville Water DepartmentMillville City	0	336	0	4.2%	27,500
Aqua NJ - PhillipsburgPhillipsburg Town	2	331	402	2.9%	26,686
NJ American Water - LibertyElizabeth City- 2004	112	220	6,681	1.7%	134,000
Ramsey Water DeptRamsey Boro	2	326	187	5.8%	15,207
Elmer Boro W DeptElmer Boro	5	317	136	56%	1,385
Dover Water CommissionDover Town	36	278	4,566	4.8%	27,806
Borough of ClaytonClayton Boro	0	314	0	11%	8,179
Avalon Water and Sewerage UtilitiesAvalon Boro	0	309	3,462	5.7%	39,839
Haddon TWP Water DepartmHaddon Twp.	14	274	3,451	7.3%	11,938
Garfield Water DepartmentGarfield City	272	12	2,079	4.4%	30,487
Avon by the Sea Water deAvon-By-The-Sea Boro	260	7	0	25%	5,000
Hamilton Township MuaHamilton Twp	134	132	12	6.0%	21,720
Bordentown Water DepartmBordentown City	0	264	2,182	4.6%	15,821
Essex Fells Water DeptEssex Fells Boro	0	264	114	35%	2,200
NJ American Water - Mount HollyMount Holly Twp.	32	213	2,914	1.6%	47,427
Elmwood Park Water DeptElmwood Park Boro	1	230	4,555	4.2%	20,374
Parsippany-Troy Hills Water DepartmentParsippany Troy-Hills	0	231	0	1.6%	50,400
Rahway Water DepartmentRahway City	51	177	1	2.8%	27,300
Woodbury City W DeptWoodbury City	0	215	486	6.2%	10,263
Passaic Valley Water CommissionLittle Falls Twp.	140	72	698	0.4%	310,483
Freehold Borough Water DFreehold Boro	0	205	0	5.5%	11,029
Sayreville W DeptSayreville Boro	109	88	6,141	1.3%	45,345
Denville TWP Water DeptDenville Twp.	0	195	4,871	3.3%	15,881
Monroe Municipal Utilities AuthorityMonroe Twp.	0	187	742	1.9%	26,179
Maple Shade Water DepartmentMaple Shade Twp.	0	178	25	4.1%	19,400
Madison Water DeptMadison Boro	3	175	0	3.7%	15,820
South Orange Water DepartmentSouth Orange Village	82	78	3,753	3.5%	16,964
East Brunswick Water UtilityEast Brunswick Twp.	0	159	1,420	0.9%	49,715
Pennington W DeptPennington Boro	0	154	0	16%	2,600
Wharton Water DeptMine Hill Twp.	0	150	366	7.0%	6,342
Angle Inn Motor CourtHowell Twp.	0	147	0	100%	354
Matawan Borough Water deAberdeen Twp	140	4	454	5.0%	9,084
Pinewood Estates-BrightnBarnegat Twp.	0	143	0	24%	1,190
Seaside Park Water DeptSeaside Park Boro	0	142	618	7.6%	15,936
Glen Ridge Water DeptGlen Ridge Boro	32	102	47	5.9%	7,681
Farmingdale Water DeptFarmingdale Boro	0	132	234	27%	1,500
Pitman Water DepartmentGlassboro Boro	0	129	360	4.0%	7,896
Tilton Terrace MHPEgg Harbor Twp	0	126	5	55%	456
Merchantville PennsaukenCamden City	3	122	608	0.8%	47,144
NJ American Water - Penns GroveCarney'S Point Twp.	0	120	869	2.9%	14,406
Boonton Water DeptBoonton Town	4	114	2,445	4.1%	9,532
Ship Bottom Water DepartShip Bottom Boro	18	95	1,336	5.4%	15,000
Deptford TWP MuaDeptford Twp.	0	111	0	1.0%	30,561
Nutley Water DeptNutley Town	92	18	2,092	1.3%	29,500
Swedesboro Water DepartmentSwedesboro Boro	1	106	412	11%	2,824
Hoboken Water UtilityHoboken City	102	3	2,786	2.0%	52,000
Moorestown Water DeptMoorestown Twp.	98	6	5,866	1.2%	20,700
Hammonton Water DeptHammonton Town	3	101	1,557	2.5%	12,153
Clinton Water DeptClinton Town	0	104	0	2.2%	12,500
Long Beach TWP Brant BeaLong Beach Twp.	0	100	0	1.8%	25,300
Evergreen EstatesFairfield Twp.	0	94	0	46%	450
Chatham Water DeptChatham Boro	69	24	1,537	3.3%	8,962
Winding Brook MHP System 2Howell Twp.	0	92	0	100%	184
Hilltop Mobile VillagePemberton Twp.	0	89	0	57%	200
Cape May Point Boro WateCape May Point Boro	0	87	170	14%	4,000
NJ American Water - Washington/OxfordWashington Boro	0	85	1,474	1.6%	10,719
NJ American Water - Egg Harbor CityEgg Harbor City	1	84	61	5.2%	4,300
Bridgeton City Water DeptBridgeton City	0	81	4,379	1.5%	22,770
Veolia Water NJ Allendale Water SystemAllendale Boro	4	77	350	3.1%	6,702
Jbmdl-Dix Main SystemNew Hanover Twp.	0	80	0	7.8%	12,765
Weymouth TWSP MuaWeymouth Twp-.0123	77	0	0	39%	720
Highland Park W DeptHighland Park Boro	2	70	3	2.1%	14,000
Glassboro Water DepartmentGlassboro Boro	0	71	1,618	1.3%	24,244
Pvwc-North ArlingtonNorth Arlington Boro	62	6	2,193	1.6%	15,392
Clementon Water DepartmentClementon Boro	1	66	1,379	3.8%	5,000

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No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (67)

Water system	Unknown	% lead	People
Willingboro MuaWillingboro Twp.	4,199	0%	35,000
Sparta TWP Water Utility - Lake MohawkSparta Twp.	3,680	0%	17,625
Lakewood TWP MuaLakewood Twp.	3,613	0%	27,614
Point Pleasant Water DepartmentPoint Pleasant Boro	3,286	0%	19,600
Margate City Water DepartmentMargate City	2,523	0%	23,500
Keyport Water DeptKeyport Boro	2,328	0%	7,500
Caldwell Water DeptCaldwell Boro	2,161	0%	9,027
Bellmawr Water DeptBellmawr Boro	2,117	0%	9,522
Old Bridge MuaOld Bridge Twp.	1,528	0%	68,000
High Bridge W DeptHigh Bridge Boro	1,501	0%	3,300
NJ American Water - RoxburyRoxbury Twp.	1,381	0%	11,793
Freehold TWP Water DeptColts Neck Twp.	1,155	0%	29,831
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon ValleyVernon Twp.	1,100	0%	5,517
Island Heights Water DepIsland Heights Boro	1,019	0%	1,750
Waterford Township Water Dept.Waterford Twp.	993	0%	1,300
Seaside Heights Water deSeaside Heights Boro	941	0%	19,900
Bloomingdale Water DeptBloomingdale Boro	912	0%	7,742
Ogdensburg W DeptOgdensburg Boro	841	0%	2,800
Woodbury Heights W UtiliWoodbury Heights Boro	827	0%	3,008
Hightstown Water DepartmentHightstown Boro	697	0%	5,400
Riverdale Boro Water DepRiverdale Boro	662	0%	4,103
Woodland Park Water DepartmentWoodland Park Boro	638	0%	6,000
Newfield Water DepartmentFranklin Twp.	486	0%	1,616
Wanaque W Dept.Ringwood Boro	428	0%	10,266
Newark Water DepartmentBelleville Town	412	0%	294,274
Stillwater Water District 1Stillwater Twp.	402	0%	1,200
Westville Water DepartmentWestville Boro	392	0%	6,000
Englishtown Water DeptEnglishtown Boro	346	0%	2,504
Veolia Water New Jersey HamptonHampton Twp.	303	0%	814
Bayview Water SystemDowne Twp.	280	0%	771
Forest Lakes WaterByram Twp.	253	0%	1,410
Manalapan TWP - Knob HillManalapan Twp.	133	0%	8,700
English Creek Manor M H ParkEgg Harbor Twp	129	0%	250
Fairton Oaks M H CommunityFairfield Twp.	128	0%	207
Brooklawn Water DepartmeBrooklawn Boro	114	0%	2,300
Fawn Lake VillageShamong Twp.	110	0%	300
Delsea Woods Community LLCMiddle Twp.	95	0%	95
Maple Glen Mobile Home ParkJackson Twp.	80	0%	120
NJ American Water - ItcMount Olive Twp.	69	0%	6,463
Longport Water DepartmentLongport Boro	64	0%	10,777
Highlander Hills EstatesOxford Twp.	56	0%	120
Malaga Villa ApartmentsFranklin Twp.	48	0%	100
Veolia Water New Jersey AndoverAndover Twp.	45	0%	115
Black Horse ManorHamilton Twp	44	0%	74
Aqua NJ - ByramByram Twp.	41	0%	400
Winslow Court Homes INCWinslow Twp.	41	0%	90
Manor Water AssociationsMantua Twp.	40	0%	75
Wonder Lake Properties IWest Milford Twp.	37	0%	105
Cedar Springs MHP Well #Middle Twp.	35	0%	90
Deep Run Adult VillagePlumstead Twp.	33	0%	400

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No lead or unknown lines reported (82)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water system	% lead	People
Brick Township MuaBrick Twp.	0%	81,829
Gordons Corner Water CoManalapan Twp.	0%	46,196
Mt Laurel TWP MuaMount Laurel Twp.	0%	41,743
Winslow TWP DmuWinslow Twp.	0%	39,174
Monroe TWP Utility DepartmentMonroe Twp.	0%	36,000
Marlboro Township Water Utility DivisionMarlboro Twp.	0%	29,480
Lacey TWP MuaLacey Twp.	0%	29,000
Burlington TWP W DeptBurlington Twp.	0%	27,000
Wall TWP Water DeptWall Twp.	0%	26,000
East Windsor MuaEast Windsor Twp.	0%	25,000
Little Egg Harbor TWP MuLittle Egg Harbor	0%	24,215
Manchester TWP Water Utility - EasternManchester Twp.	0%	23,980
Hackettstown MuaHackettstown Town	0%	22,000
Manchester TWP Water Utility - WesternManchester Twp.	0%	19,200
Randolph TWP Public Works DeptRandolph Twp.	0%	14,820
Pequannock TWP Water DepartmentLincoln Park Boro	0%	14,010
Rockaway TWP Water DeptRockaway Twp.	0%	14,000
Oakland Water DeptOakland Boro	0%	12,754
Aqua NJ - Eastern DivisionBerkeley Twp.	0%	12,200
Berkeley TWP MuaBerkeley Twp.	0%	11,792
Pompton Lakes MuaPompton Lakes Boro	0%	11,435
East Hanover TWP Water DeptEast Hanover Twp.	0%	11,393
Spring Lake Water DepartmentSpring Lake Boro	0%	11,270
Totowa W DeptTotowa Boro	0%	10,804
Surf City Water DeptSurf City Boro	0%	10,000
Ringwood Water DepartmentRingwood Boro	0%	9,327
Mount Olive TWP W D MainMount Olive Twp.	0%	7,887
Butler Water DeptBloomingdale Boro	0%	7,630
Fairfield Water DeptFairfield Boro	0%	7,400
Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood BeachAberdeen Twp	0%	6,775
Shore Water CompanyBerkeley Twp.	0%	6,600
Harvey Cedars Water DeptHarvey Cedars Boro	0%	6,600
Aqua NJ - WoolwichWoolwich Twp.	0%	6,271
Paulsboro Water DepartmentPaulsboro Boro	0%	6,097
North Caldwell Water DepNorth Caldwell Boro	0%	6,000
Allamuchy TWP Water & SewerAllamuchy Twp.	0%	5,423
Roxbury TWP W Dept-ShoreRoxbury Twp.	0%	5,153
Mt Olive Villages WaterMount Olive Twp.	0%	5,000
Pinelands Water CoSouthampton Twp.	0%	4,926
Greenwich TWP W DeptGreenwich Twp.	0%	4,921
Brielle Water DeptBrielle Boro	0%	4,800
Jefferson TWP W U Milton SysJefferson Twp.	0%	4,500
Roxbury TWP W Dept-Sky VRoxbury Twp.	0%	4,478
Atlantic Highlands WaterAtl. Highlands Boro	0%	4,385
Mine Hill TWP Water DeptMine Hill Twp.	0%	4,300
Barnegat Light Water DepBarnegat Light Boro	0%	4,148
Tuckerton Water & Sewer DeptTuckerton Boro	0%	3,628
Mt Olive Village Green Water SystemMount Olive Twp.	0%	3,600
Pemberton Township Water - Lake ValleyPemberton Twp.	0%	3,500
Upper Deerfield TWP Water DeptUpper Deerfield Twp.	0%	3,100

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Lead pipes in New Jersey cities

Newark412 unknown
Jersey1,768 lead + galv. lines
Paterson212 lead + galv. lines
Elizabeth332 lead + galv. lines
Clifton212 lead + galv. lines
East Orange7,969 lead + galv. lines
Camden9,401 lead + galv. lines
Passaic212 lead + galv. lines
Union11,883 lead + galv. lines
Hoboken105 lead + galv. lines
New Brunswick370 lead + galv. lines
Perth Amboy852 lead + galv. lines
Plainfield6,019 lead + galv. lines
West New York11,883 lead + galv. lines
Sayreville197 lead + galv. lines
Hackensack11,883 lead + galv. lines
Linden6,019 lead + galv. lines
Kearny601 lead + galv. lines
Fort Lee11,883 lead + galv. lines
Atlantic490 lead + galv. lines
Fair Lawn8 lead + galv. lines
Garfield284 lead + galv. lines
Long Branch2,845 lead + galv. lines
Westfield6,019 lead + galv. lines
Princeton6,019 lead + galv. lines
Rahway228 lead + galv. lines
Englewood11,883 lead + galv. lines
Bergenfield11,883 lead + galv. lines
Bridgeton81 lead + galv. lines
Paramus11,883 lead + galv. lines

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New Jersey lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in New Jersey?

New Jersey's community water systems reported 56,627 lead service lines and 58,544 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 115,171 in total. Another 573,912 lines are of unknown material.

Which New Jersey water systems have the most lead pipes?

Trenton Water Works (16,180), Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack (11,883), City of Camden (9,401). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of New Jersey service lines are lead?

4.5% of reported service lines in New Jersey are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national figure of 3.1%. 23% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my New Jersey home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.