Lincoln Park sits where the Pompton River meets the Passaic, and Morris County's flood plan puts about 68% of the borough inside the 100-year floodplain. That shapes almost every basement job here, from where a water heater sits to whether the sump pump has a battery behind it.
Pompton River
The National Weather Service gauge on the Pompton River at Pompton Plains, just upriver of Lincoln Park, floods at 16 feet and calls anything over 19 major. In 2011 it went over major flood stage five times.
25.24feet · Irene, Aug 2011 record
Basement took water when the Pompton came up? Call before you relight anything.
We check furnaces, boilers and water heaters that got wet before they run again, and dispatch is live 24/7.
What we see here
The patterns below come from the town's housing and utilities. The technician still checks your house before saying anything about it.
Homes & neighborhoods
20.6% of occupied homes are attached single-family. Equipment space is tight, so an AC replacement has to fit the room that's there.
When a boiler, furnace or water heater on the basement floor is due, raising it is worth pricing at the same time.
Lincoln Park was carved out of Pequannock Township in 1922 and covers about 6.91 square miles in the southeast corner of Morris County, with 10,915 people at the 2020 Census. The borough's 2026 Housing Element, using 2023 Census estimates, counts 4,305 homes. About 42.2% were built before 1970, and the median home dates from 1978.
The mix is unusual too. Detached single-family houses are 53.5% of occupied homes, and attached single-family homes are another 20.6%. About 10.9% are in buildings of 20 or more units. Most homes are owned: 3,225 owner-occupied against 917 rented.
A house or townhouse from the 1970s or early 1980s is often on its second furnace or boiler and sometimes its third water heater, while the original gas piping, flue and ductwork are still in place. When equipment that age fails, it is worth checking what it vents into and what it sits on, not only the unit itself. See furnace repair and replacement, boiler heating and water heaters.
In attached homes the equipment space is often tight, so a replacement has to fit the room that is there. Our AC replacement page covers how we size and price that, including heat pumps.
Flood plan
Three moments, three different jobs. Tap where you are.
16 ftflood stage at the Pompton Plains gauge
Run the sump pump before the river comes up, and make sure a battery is behind it. If equipment on the floor is due for replacement, ask about raising it.
24/7live dispatch
If water reached the furnace, boiler or water heater, don't restart it. Call us, and a technician checks it first.
Checkbefore anything gas runs again
Have gas appliances checked, then watch the drains. Gurgling or backups after a storm call for cleaning or a camera look.
Water & utilities
Lincoln Park splits from Pequannock Township.
The Pompton crests at 24.47 feet at Pompton Plains.
25.24 feet, the record, in a year with five major floods.
Morris County's flood mitigation program begins buying flood-prone homes.
The county reports 20 homes bought and removed there.
JCP&L supplies the power, and New Jersey Natural Gas has held the gas franchise here since 1928.
The borough buys it from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. Jacksonville is supplied through Montville instead.
Have any gas appliance checked before it runs again. If drains gurgle or back up after a storm, drain cleaning or a camera shows why.
JCP&L supplies electricity in Lincoln Park, and the borough sends residents to JCP&L to report outages. New Jersey Natural Gas supplies gas; it has held the borough's franchise since 1928, renewed in 2017 for twenty years. Water comes from the Borough of Lincoln Park Water Department, which buys its supply from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission and the Wanaque Reservoir. The Jacksonville area is the exception, served through Montville Township from its Indian Lane wells and purchased water. Sewage goes to the Two Bridges Sewerage Authority, set up as the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority.
Flooding is the defining fact here. The nearest National Weather Service gauge, on the Pompton River at Pompton Plains just upriver, floods at 16 feet and counts anything above 19 feet as major. Hurricane Irene set the record at 25.24 feet on August 29, 2011, the same year the gauge passed major flood stage five times. The April 1984 flood reached 24.47 feet, and Hurricane Floyd 21.01 feet in 1999. Those are river readings, not street depths, but they explain why the county counts 290 repetitive-loss properties in the borough and why its 2025 plan names buyouts as the main fix.
For a basement in this town, a sump pump with battery backup comes first, because the storms that raise the river can also knock out power. When a boiler, furnace or water heater on the slab is due for replacement, raising it is worth pricing at the same time. After water has been in a basement, have any gas appliance checked before it runs again, and if drains gurgle or back up after a storm, drain cleaning or a camera look through sewer line repair shows what is happening.
If a pipe bursts, emergency pipe repair is dispatched 24/7, with a technician on site within 90 minutes of your emergency call or $50 off.
Floodplain
Morris County's hazard plan puts about 68% of Lincoln Park inside the 100-year floodplain. Where a furnace or water heater sits matters as much as which one you buy.
About 68% of Lincoln Park is floodplain. Is your sump pump on a battery?
A sump pump with battery backup comes first here, because the storms that raise the river can also knock out power.
Permits
When a job needs a permit, Rescue files it and takes care of the inspection. Most repairs don't need one, and we tell you which yours is before any work starts. How NJ permits work.
Before we arrive
Three things that limit the damage while the van is on the way.
A burst pipe or a failed water heater is usually stopped at the main shutoff, typically where the water line enters the basement. Our shutoff guide shows how to find it. Then call us.
Don't flip switches or use the phone inside. Leave the house, then call your gas utility's emergency line or 911 from outside. Once the utility has made it safe, we handle the repair. See gas line service.
Check the thermostat batteries and setting, the furnace or boiler switch and breaker, and a clogged filter on a furnace. If it's still down, call. No heat in freezing weather gets a van now, any hour. See furnace repair.
How we price
Every visit works the same way, in Lincoln Park and everywhere else we go.
If you decide not to go ahead, the $79 is all you pay. Every job carries a one-year parts and labor warranty, and when a job needs a permit we file it as part of the work. Technicians are background-checked. NJ Master HVACR Contractor Lic. #19HC00145700 · bonded · insured · $2M liability coverage.
Lincoln Park has two energy utilities: JCP&L for electricity and New Jersey Natural Gas for gas. In New Jersey the utilities run the efficiency rebate programs, so which one applies depends on what the equipment runs on: a gas furnace, boiler or water heater falls under NJ Natural Gas, while a heat pump or central air system falls under JCP&L. Offers and eligibility change, so check before you buy.
The federal 25C tax credit for heating and cooling equipment ended for anything placed in service after December 31, 2025, so the utility programs are what remain. Current details are on our NJ rebates page.
Everything we do
Every service page carries published prices. What changes from house to house is what the technician finds, and you see that in writing before anyone starts. See also our Morris County page.
No. JCP&L supplies electricity and New Jersey Natural Gas supplies gas; NJNG has held the gas franchise in the borough since 1928. That matters for rebates: gas equipment falls under NJ Natural Gas programs and electric equipment such as heat pumps under JCP&L.
Yes. Most of Lincoln Park gets Wanaque Reservoir water through the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, but the Jacksonville system is supplied through Montville Township, which draws from its Indian Lane wells and buys water from other suppliers. Each system publishes its own water quality report on the borough's website.
Have any gas appliance or heating equipment that got wet checked before it runs again. Then look at a sump pump with battery backup, since outages tend to come with the same storms, and plan to raise floor-level equipment when it is next replaced. If your home is one of the borough's repetitive-loss properties, the county's flood mitigation program is also worth asking the borough about.
Dispatch runs 24 hours a day with a real person answering, and an emergency in Lincoln Park goes out from our shop at 2 John St in Haledon. Our published commitment is a technician on site within 90 minutes of your emergency call, or $50 off the job.
The diagnostic is $79. A licensed technician finds the actual problem and prices the repair in writing before any work starts. Go ahead with the job and the $79 comes off the total; decide not to, and $79 is all you pay.
Yes. NJ Master HVACR Contractor License #19HC00145700, bonded, and insured with $2M in liability coverage. Our technicians are background-checked, and the work carries a one-year parts and labor warranty.
A real dispatcher, any hour of any day.
