What does 'people served' mean?

People served refers to the total population that receives water service from the utility. This number represents the estimated number of residents within the utility's service area.

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Drinking Water Utilities in New Jersey

Q: How many drinking water utilities are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 161 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people listed in this directory.

Browse utilities serving more than 10,000 people by location and population served.

Utilities listed

161

Total people served

8,143,108

Largest utility

United Water NJ

792,713 people

Coverage

100%

with population data

New Jersey has 161 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people in this directory. The largest utility by population served is United Water NJ, serving 792,713 people. Utilities are listed with their city location and population served.

People Served:

01,000,000

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Utility Name	City	People Served	Action
United Water NJ	Highland Lakes	792,713	View Profile
NJ American Water - Raritan	Bound Brook	615,430	View Profile
NJ American Water - Coastal North	Colts Neck	335,449	View Profile
Passaic Valley Water Commission	Clifton	310,483	View Profile
Newark Water Department	Newark	294,274	View Profile
NJ American Water - Western	Delran	264,586	View Profile
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority	Hoboken	262,000	View Profile
Middlesex Water Company	Iselin	233,376	View Profile
Wildwood City Water Department	Wildwood	218,472	View Profile
NJ American Water - Short Hills	Short Hills	217,230	View Profile
Trenton Water Works	Trenton	217,000	View Profile
Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority	Atlantic City	152,415	View Profile
NJ American Water - Ocean City	Egg Harbor Township	127,000	View Profile
NJ American Water - Liberty	Bound Brook	125,000	View Profile
United Water Toms River	Toms River	123,184	View Profile
NJ American Water - Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township	120,146	View Profile
Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority	Brick Twp	86,898	View Profile
East Orange Water Commission	East Orange	75,000	View Profile
Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority	Old Bridge	67,215	View Profile
Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority	Bayonne	63,000	View Profile
Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority	Cedar Knolls	62,349	View Profile
Ridgewood Water	Ridgewood	61,700	View Profile
Franklin Township Department of Public Works	Somerset	56,300	View Profile
New Brunswick Water Department	New Brunswick	55,000	View Profile
Wayne Township Division of Water	Wayne	55,000	View Profile
Perth Amboy Water Department	Perth Amboy	52,328	View Profile
Hoboken Water Services / Veolia	Hoboken	52,000	View Profile
Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department	Parsippany	50,400	View Profile
East Brunswick Water Utility	East Brunswick Twp	48,474	View Profile
Washington Township MUA	Turnersville	48,000	View Profile
NJ American Water - Mount Holly	Delran	47,427	View Profile
Bloomfield Water Department	Bloomfield	47,315	View Profile
Merchantville Pennsauken	Pennsauken	47,144	View Profile
United Water Camden	Camden	46,585	View Profile
Gordons Corner Water Company	Marlboro	46,196	View Profile
Evesham MUA	Marlton	45,538	View Profile
South Brunswick Twp W	Rocky Hill	45,450	View Profile
Aqua NJ - Blackwood	Hamilton	44,396	View Profile
Sayreville W Department	Sayreville	43,761	View Profile
Mt Laurel Twp MUA	Mt Laurel Twp	41,743	View Profile
Kearny Water Department	Kearny	41,664	View Profile
North Brunswick W Department	Somerset	41,000	View Profile
Utility Service Affiliates (Avalon) Inc.	Avalon	39,839	View Profile
Winslow Township DMU	Braddock	39,174	View Profile
Aqua NJ - Hamilton Square	Hamilton	39,128	View Profile
Montclair Water Bureau	Montclair	37,669	View Profile
Vineland Water & Sewer Utility	Vineland	36,250	View Profile
Shorelands Water Company Inc.	Colts Neck	36,164	View Profile
Jackson Towwship MUA	Jackson	35,424	View Profile
Belleville Water Department	Belleville	35,129	View Profile

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Definitions

People served: Total population supplied with water by the utility system.
Drinking water utility: A public water system that provides potable (safe to drink) water to residential and commercial customers through a distribution network.