A borough built on pre-1959 houses
Midland Park's own Master Plan says 72.4 percent of its homes were built before 1959 and about one third before 1939. Most are detached single-family houses. The borough was carved out of parts of Ridgewood and Franklin Township in 1894, and it grew from 1,348 people in 1900 to 8,159 in 1970.
Houses from those decades have lived through several plumbing eras, often with patch repairs layered on top. That history is why a call here so often starts with a camera instead of a guess.
If the trouble is a slow or backed-up line, sewer line cleaning from a cleanout usually settles it. When roots or scale keep coming back, hydro jetting scours the pipe wall instead of poking a hole through the blockage. Water that is lost rather than backed up is a job for leak detection.
Annual sewer jetting and the toilet-lid rule
The borough jets its sewers every year
Midland Park's public works department runs an annual sanitary sewer jetting program. In 2024 the work ran April 3 to 12 on Short Street, Sicomac Avenue, Maple Avenue, Oak Street and Park Avenue. The borough asked residents to keep toilet lids down while crews worked.
Check the borough's current notice for this year's streets and dates. If water or debris comes back through a fixture during the borough's work, tell public works at (201) 445-5720, extension 8290.
Source type: Midland Park Department of Public Works notice, 2024 sewer jetting program
A backup that shows up the same week as the borough's jetting does not always mean your line is bad. It can also mean the line has been marginal for a while and the pressure found the weak spot. We can tell the difference with a sewer camera inspection of your lateral.
One sewer authority, one treatment plant
Midland Park belongs to the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority, and its sewage is conveyed to the authority's plant in Waldwick. That plant is just over the northern border, so the whole path from your drain to treatment stays in a short stretch of Bergen County.
Before you change a lateral or a sump discharge, call the borough building department. We build the job around whatever it requires.
Backup or leak in Midland Park?
Call (973) 488-5410 at any hour. Tell us the street and what the water looks like.
Rentals, shops and the Godwin Avenue corridor
About 72.6 percent of Midland Park homes are owner-occupied, so more households rent than in neighboring Glen Rock or Wyckoff. When a landlord or tenant calls, the first question is usually where the shutoff is and who can reach it. Find that valve before you need it.
The borough's Master Plan names Godwin Avenue as its business district, with industrial zones elsewhere. Restaurants and shops along it run grease lines and floor drains that need regular attention, which is where commercial plumbing service comes in.
Where Midland Park water comes from
Ridgewood Water supplies the borough, and its customer service line is 201-670-5520. According to the utility's 2024 system-wide report, hardness runs between 217 and 441 ppm as calcium carbonate, which is above its recommended limit. The borough's posted reports describe water from deep wells plus purchased water from Suez and, at summer peak, Hawthorne.
Hard water leaves scale in tanks and on fixtures. If your hot water slows down or the heater rumbles, water heater repair often starts with a flush. Midland Park is also eligible for the utility's lead service line replacement program.
Getting from Ridgewood to Midland Park
Godwin Avenue, Lake Avenue, Chestnut Street, Center Street and Prospect Street are all in the area we dispatch to. We do not quote drive times or promise an arrival window, since conditions change by the hour. You get a clear price before any work starts.
Midland Park sits between Ridgewood and the northern towns. If your address is near the Wyckoff line, see our Wyckoff page, and for the Waldwick side, our Waldwick page.
What to do before the plumber arrives
A few minutes of action in the first part of an emergency can keep a small problem small.
Locate the shutoff
Turn the main valve off at the meter or where the line enters the house. If you rent, call your landlord and have them confirm where it is.
Stop flushing and draining
If sewage is coming up, stop using toilets, sinks and the washer. Do not pour chemicals down a blocked drain.
Mind the electrics
Stay clear of water around outlets, appliances and the panel. Shut breakers only from dry ground.
Note what you see
Write down which fixtures are affected. That tells us whether the problem is a branch line or the main.
Need a plumber in Midland Park?
Call (973) 488-5410. We answer around the clock and give a clear price before work begins.
Midland Park questions, answered
Yes. The line is answered 24/7, including holidays. We give you shutoff and safety advice over the phone while a plumber is sent, and we do not promise arrival times.
Midland Park uses a single ZIP, 07432, and we serve all of it, from the Godwin Avenue business district to the streets near Lake Avenue and the Goffle Brook crossing.
During its annual sewer jetting, the borough sends crews through the public sewer lines and asks residents to keep toilet lids down while they work. Check the borough's current notice for dates.
The building department posts a plumbing permit form on the borough site, and it is located at Borough Hall, 280 Godwin Avenue. We tell you before we start whether your job, such as a water heater replacement, needs one.
If water backs up in only one house, the cause is often in your own line. If neighbors are affected too, the public main may be involved. Call us and public works, and we will inspect your lateral either way.
Your landlord is usually responsible for the plumbing, so tell them first. In an active flood, shut off the water if you can and call us. Do not wait on a callback.