Plumbing & HVAC in Hillsborough, NJ
Licensed local service for Hillsborough homeowners (08844). 24/7 emergency calls.
We provide plumbing, heating, cooling, water heater and drain service in Hillsborough, about 18 miles from our shop in Scotch Plains. Every job is done by our own technicians (about Vanguard and our licenses).
- County
- Somerset County
- ZIP code
- 08844
- Population (2020 Census)
- 43,276 (Hillsborough township)
- Distance from our shop
- About 18 miles (straight line)
- Median year homes were built
- 1986 (Census estimate)
- Homes built before 1960
- 11%
- How homes are heated
- 75% utility gas, 17% electricity, 6% fuel oil
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates for Hillsborough township.
Hillsborough Well Water, PFAS and Partial Sewer
Many Hillsborough residents drink from private wells rather than the public system New Jersey American Water operates. The township Health Department says PFAS and naturally occurring arsenic are often found above state drinking-water standards in local wells. Testing a private well is up to the household, and that warning is reason enough. Sewer is partial too. The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority serves only part of the township, the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority treats that flow, and homes outside the MUA area use septic. Check both by address.
A house on both a well and septic has no utility to call when either one fails. Census estimates show about two thirds of homes built in 1980 or later and a median of 1986, with only about 11 percent before 1960. Estimates are free for most jobs, and we write the price down before the work begins.
Local details for Hillsborough
- Public water
- New Jersey American Water operates the public water system
- Sewer treatment
- Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority treats the sewage
- Neighborhoods and sections
- Neshanic and Flagtown
- Landmarks
- Duke Farms and Sourland Mountain Preserve (Somerset County park, East Mountain Road entrance)
Sources: hillsboroughnj.gov , srvsa.org , en.wikipedia.org , en.wikipedia.org , dukefarms.org , visitsomersetnj.org
Permits and inspections in Hillsborough
Water heater, boiler, furnace, gas line and repiping work in Hillsborough needs a permit and an inspection from the local construction office: Hillsborough Township Building Department. We file the permit, meet the inspector, and put the fee in your written quote.
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