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Plumbing help in North & Central New Jersey

Ten counties and 6.6 million people, from Hoboken rowhouses to shore homes. One statewide plumbing license, permits town by town. Call about any plumbing problem.

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Plumbing services in New Jersey

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Emergency plumbingDrain cleaningSewer line repairWater heatersLeak detectionPipe repair & repipingToilets, faucets & showersApartment building plumbingGas line work

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Hudson County724,854 residentsJersey City, Hoboken rowhouses and towersHudson plumbing guide →Bergen County955,732 residentsSuburban homes, Palisades high-risesBergen plumbing guide →Essex County863,728 residentsNewark, the Oranges, MontclairEssex plumbing guide →Passaic County524,118 residentsPaterson multifamily, Wayne suburbsPassaic plumbing guide →Union County575,345 residentsElizabeth to Westfield and SummitUnion plumbing guide →Middlesex County863,162 residentsEdison, New Brunswick, WoodbridgeMiddlesex plumbing guide →Morris County509,285 residentsWells, septic, larger homesMorris plumbing guide →Somerset County345,361 residentsBridgewater, Somerville, HillsboroughSomerset plumbing guide →Monmouth County643,615 residentsShore towns and inland suburbsMonmouth plumbing guide →Ocean County637,229 residentsShore homes, sewer and septicOcean plumbing guide →
    NassauManhattanSuffolkSomersetOceanBergenWestchesterMiddlesexPutnamRocklandEssexHudsonBrooklynMonmouthQueensStaten IslandThe BronxUnionMorrisPassaic

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    Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, generalized. Licensing and permit information reviewed November 4, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with the local authority before work starts.

    01Homes in New Jersey and their plumbing

    Typical buildings in New JerseyNeighborhoods are examples, not boundaries. Individual buildings vary.
    Building typeWhere you'll often find itTypical plumbing concerns
    Rowhouses & brownstonesHoboken, Jersey City, Union City, West New YorkCast iron, combined sewers, storm backups
    High-rise co-ops & condosJersey City and Weehawken waterfront, Fort Lee, Cliffside Park, EdgewaterLeaks between units, booster pumps
    Two- & three-family housesNewark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, BayonneShared drains, water heaters per unit, lead service lines
    Suburban single-family housesBergen, Morris, Somerset, Monmouth, UnionSump pumps, water heaters, sewer laterals, wells and septic in some areas

    02Common plumbing problems

    • Lead service line replacements under the 2021 state law
    • Storm backups in older cities with combined sewers
    • Sump pump failures and basement water
    • Water heater replacement (permit and inspection required in most towns)
    • Frozen pipes in shore and seasonal homes

    03Licensing & permits

    Who can do the work
    NJ licensed master plumbers, or employees under their supervision. A homeowner may work on their own single-family home. Details
    Permits
    Construction office of your municipality, under the NJ Uniform Construction Code. How NJ permits work
    Plumbing code
    National Standard Plumbing Code (UCC plumbing subcode)
    Lead service lines
    NJ water utilities must replace lead service lines, generally within 10 years of the 2021 law; you may get a letter from yours

    04Water, sewer & gas

    Water
    Varies by town: Veolia, NJ American Water, municipal utilities and others
    Gas
    PSE&G in much of the north; Elizabethtown Gas and New Jersey Natural Gas in other areas
    Sewer
    Municipal and regional sewer authorities; septic in some rural and shore areas

    Providers vary by street and town. Your bill shows which one serves your address. Smell gas? Leave and call 911 or your gas utility from outside.

    05Counties

    06New Jersey plumbing FAQ

    Can a homeowner do their own plumbing in New Jersey?

    A homeowner may do plumbing in their own single-family home without a license, but permits and inspections still apply. See who can do plumbing in NJ.

    Is a New York plumbing license valid in New Jersey?

    No. NJ plumbing work requires a New Jersey licensed master plumber.

    07Nearby areas

    Sources & review

    Last reviewed . General information, not legal or engineering advice. Rules change and individual buildings differ.

    1. NJ Dept. of Labor, 2020 Census county data
    2. N.J.A.C. 13:32-1.4, who may perform plumbing
    3. N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.15, NJ plumbing subcode
    4. P.L.2021, c.183 (NJ lead service line replacement)