Essex County, around Newark

Water heater quotes in the towns around Newark

Five Essex County towns, each with its own construction office, its own fee schedule and its own kind of house. Pick yours to see what a replacement involves there.

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An empty concrete pad on a basement floor with a rust ring where a water heater stood, capped water and gas lines above it and an open vent hole in the wall

Why each town gets a page of its own

Swapping a water heater is the same job on either side of a town line. The paperwork is not. In New Jersey the permit goes to the construction office of the town the house is in, and each of these five runs its own, with its own fee and its own way of taking applications: a drop box in Maplewood, in person at City Hall in East Orange, by hand only in Montclair. Each page below names its town's office and links to it.

The houses change too. More than half the homes in Maplewood and Montclair were built before 1940, while in East Orange more than a quarter are in buildings of fifty units or more, by the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 estimates. An old chimney, a boiler sharing the flue, or three tanks in one basement all change what a pro needs to see before quoting.

In Newark itself, start with water heater installation in Newark, which covers the city's own permit office and what a standard swap costs in North Jersey.

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A gas water heater beside an old red brick chimney breast, its vent pipe entering the chimney and a small cast iron clean-out door near the floor

Belleville, NJ Houses from before 1950, a fifth of them two-family, and a $50 water heater line in the township code. Water heater installation in Belleville

Two gas water heaters side by side in a stone basement, their vent pipes joining above them before entering a brick chimney

Bloomfield, NJ Soft water from Newark's supply, a $90 permit line, and plenty of two-family houses. Water heater installation in Bloomfield

Three identical white electric water heaters in a row in a stone basement, each with its own conduit and disconnect box on the wall above

East Orange, NJ Very hard water, mostly rented homes, and a permit that is filed in person at City Hall. Water heater installation in East Orange

A gas water heater beside an old cast iron steam boiler, both venting into one brick chimney, with the gas line coming down the wall to the heater

Maplewood, NJ Pre-war houses, hard water, and a permit handled through a drop box and email. Water heater installation in Maplewood

A power-vent gas water heater in a whitewashed stone basement, a white plastic vent pipe running from its blower along the joists to the outside wall

Montclair, NJ The oldest houses of the five, hard water from two sources, and applications delivered by hand. Water heater installation in Montclair

Not on the list? The quote form asks for your town, so tell us where the house is and what you need. We pass the request to a pro who works in that part of Essex County.