Newark is large, and we are straightforward about what we cover. Our emergency plumbers serve the wards closest to East Orange: the North Ward including Roseville and Forest Hill, the West Ward including Vailsburg, and the University Hospital area. We do not claim the whole city. Emergency dispatch is available around the clock for these streets, and the same 24/7 number reaches us.
Newark and East Orange share a long boundary, with the Census counting about 6.5 kilometers of shared line. Even so, the two cities run different water and sewer systems. That changes who you call about the street, and it affects how we think about a leak or a backup on your side of the curb.
This page is organized by neighborhood and service, so you can find the kind of emergency you have and the ZIP that goes with it. Where a figure comes from a public source, we name it.
Burst Pipes And Active Leaks In Vailsburg And The West Ward
ZIP 07106 touches the East Orange line, and Vailsburg is a West Ward neighborhood within it. Newark's renter share is 75.6 percent and 76.9 percent of occupied units are in buildings of two or more units, according to the 2024 five-year American Community Survey. The median home was built in 1966. A burst supply line in a three-family house here puts water on three ceilings.
For a burst pipe, close the main, open a low faucet to relieve pressure and call. Our burst pipe repair visit finds the split, replaces the damaged section and checks nearby joints that took the same stress. We tell you what we see before we cut anything.
Drain Backups In Roseville, Forest Hill And The North Ward
ZIP 07107 covers Roseville, and Forest Hill sits in the same North Ward. Backups here are often a mix of old lines and heavy rain. Newark runs combined sewers, and the city lists combined sewer overflows and a RainReady green stormwater program in its own water report. East Orange also discharges its sanitary sewer into a combined sewer carried by Newark, per the East Orange Water Commission's 2024 minutes.
When water comes up through a basement floor drain in a storm, a blocked house line is only one possible cause. Our drain cleaning crews clear your lateral and tell you whether the line is the problem or the street system is overloaded. Newark recorded more than three inches of rain in one hour during Ida in September 2021, a city record, so the system can be full no matter how clean your line is.
If a camera shows damage, we discuss sewer line repair and explain which permit office handles it.
Water Heater Failures Near University Hospital In 07103
ZIP 07103 touches East Orange and holds University Hospital at 150 Bergen Street. Landlords and tenants around the campus call us at night when a tank leaks or the hot water stops. A leaking tank is an emergency because the water keeps coming until the supply is closed. Shut the cold water valve above the tank first.
Our water heater repair visit checks the fittings, the relief valve and the tank itself. When the tank has failed we explain replacement options and the permit step. Newark's water is surface water and East Orange's comes from wells, so we do not assume a tank near the border sees the same water as one across it.
Leak Detection And Hidden Water In 07104
ZIP 07104 sits less than a kilometer from the East Orange line. Hidden leaks show up as a stain that grows, a meter that moves when everything is off or a bill that jumps. Our leak detection work locates the leak with equipment, so only the right spot is opened.
Newark reports that every known lead service line has been replaced, with completion marked in February 2022, and that a small number of lines are still being checked. If a city crew is digging at your curb, that may be the reason. A leak between the curb and the building is your side of the line, and a leak in the street is the city's.
Before We Arrive If You Have A Burst Pipe Or Active Leak
Emergency dispatch is available around the clock. These steps limit damage until the plumber arrives, and several of them involve a landlord because three quarters of Newark homes are rented.
Find and close the main
In a rental building the main is often in a basement the tenant cannot enter. Call the superintendent or landlord now. If you own the building, turn the valve clockwise and tell us if it sticks.
Cut power in wet rooms
Switch off breakers for any room with water on the ceiling or near outlets, but only if you can reach the panel on dry floor. If the panel is wet, step away and call 911.
Move belongings and warn the building
Lift boxes and electronics off the floor. Knock on the doors below you, because leaks travel. Photograph the damage with the date so the owner and insurer have a record.
Call our 24/7 line
Call (973) 488-5410 with your ZIP, the floor and what the water is doing. An emergency plumber is dispatched and the price is explained before work starts.
Newark Facts That Change What You Do
Newark's Department of Water and Sewer Utilities supplies surface water from the Pequannock and Wanaque watersheds, according to the city's 2025 water quality report. The report says corrosion control uses zinc orthophosphate dosed at the Montclair re-chlorination station and that lead was not detected in 2025. East Orange pulls groundwater from wells instead. A street-side pressure problem in Newark goes to the city utility, not to East Orange.
The city says it plans to replace 28 miles of water mains and every main by 2060. Expect street work and short shutoffs, and if water returns cloudy, check the aerators for grit. If the problem is inside your walls, call us.
Plumbing and construction permits go through the city's building permits office under the Department of Engineering at 920 Broad Street, phone 973-733-3957. Separate water and sewer connection approvals run through the Permit and Inspections Office of Water and Sewer Utilities at 973-733-3896. Call to confirm the division and hours, and note that clearing a stoppage is ordinary maintenance under the state rule while replacing piping needs a permit.
Newark Terrain And Landmarks For Your Call
Newark sits in a basin that falls from about 230 feet in the west to sea level in the east, according to the standard geographic description. Low ground collects water first. If you are in a low spot, check your floor drain and sump before the forecast rain.
Landmarks help us find you fast. University Hospital, Branch Brook Park, NJIT, Rutgers University-Newark and the NJ Performing Arts Center are common reference points, so name the nearest one when you call.
Newark On The Map
Newark wraps around East Orange on its east and south sides. The map shows the city, and we serve the sections nearest our Central Avenue base.
Emergency Plumbing Across Newark And The Streets Beside It
A call from 07104 may come from the same block as a caller across the line in East Orange's 07018, and both get the same leak detection and drain cleaning dispatch. If you are north of Newark in Bloomfield, our Bloomfield emergency plumbing page has the local details for that side.
How Emergency Pricing Works In Newark
We give a clear price before work starts. Three things move it.