North PlainfieldHome costs

North Plainfield water and sewer rates

At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a North Plainfield house pays about $101 a month for water: about $1,210 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies water to North Plainfield houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.

Pay or manage it

New Jersey American Water

North Plainfield is listed in the BPU order's Somerset County franchise customers, marked (2) for Service Area 2.

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$24.00 a month
0 to more$11.47

Sewer

North Plainfield's rate schedule sets $2.96 per hundred cubic feet for 2017 and raises it by the Plainfield Area Sewerage Authority's percentage increases.

How North Plainfield compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Chatham · 9 mi$55
  2. New Providence · 6 mi$73
  3. North Plainfield$101
  4. Middlesex · 4 mi$101
  5. Bound Brook · 6 mi$101
  6. Summit · 8 mi$101

Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.

Sources

  1. www.amwater.com
  2. Sewer rate schedule
  3. NJ BPU order, NJ American Water

Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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