HOPATCONG, BOROUGH OF

What HOPATCONG, BOROUGH OF does

The Borough of Hopatcong is a municipal government in Sussex County, New Jersey, situated on the western shore of Lake Hopatcong. Incorporated in 1898 as the Borough of Brooklyn and renamed in 1901, it serves a population of approximately 15,888 residents (per the 2000 Census) and operates over a 36-square-mile area. The borough delivers the standard suite of municipal services — police, fire, public works, water and sewer, solid waste, tax collection, construction permitting, zoning, and recreation — through a council-manager form of governance led by Mayor Marie Galate, Borough Administrator Ron Tappan, and a six-member Borough Council.

The borough's underlying technology stack is conventional municipal IT: a Revize-powered public website, an Edmunds Associates-hosted online payment portal for taxes and utility bills, Zoom for internal communications, and Nixle for community emergency alerting. It does not operate or resell any proprietary product; rather, it deploys third-party platforms to interact with residents, property owners, and businesses. The borough also coordinates with the Lake Hopatcong Commission for regional lake management and engages Mott MacDonald as an engineering consultant for infrastructure planning, indicating reliance on external professional services rather than in-house technical capacity.

The borough's revenue model is the standard New Jersey municipal model: property taxes on a net assessed base of $2,496,627,200, supplemented by water/sewer user fees, fees for permits and licenses, court fines, and state aid. Its customer base is geographically captive — residents and property owners within its jurisdictional boundaries — with no ability to expand service area or customer base beyond annexation. The entity is not a commercial enterprise and has no product lines, pricing strategy, or go-to-market in the conventional sense; its objective is statutory service delivery rather than revenue growth.

Name

HOPATCONG, BOROUGH OF

Legal name

Borough of Hopatcong

Website

https://hopatcong.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Borough of Hopatcong is a New Jersey municipal government (est. 1898) serving ~15,888 residents in Sussex County with statutory services including police, fire, public works, water/sewer, tax collection, and permitting, funded primarily through property tax on a ~$2.5B assessed base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Water and sewer utilities
• Public safety services
• Construction permitting
• Property tax administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Hopatcong

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: The primary revenue source for the borough is property taxes, which fund municipal services, public works, police, fire protection, and other borough operations. The 2026 Tax List District Summary shows a total net assessed value of $2,496,627,200.
2. Water and Sewer Utility Fees: Water and sewer utility services are provided to residents with fees collected through the Tax Collector's office.
3. Grants: The borough receives various state and federal grants including Clean Communities, DOT Trust Fund, Green Acres, Handicapped Recreation Grant, ISTEA, Recycling, SBA Tree Grant, Town Center Grant, and Trails grants.
4. Construction and Building Fees: Fees collected for construction permits, inspections, and related building department services.
5. Recreation Fees: Fees collected for field and facility rentals, recreation programs, and park use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Borough of Hopatcong is a municipal government that provides core public services to residents and businesses within its jurisdiction, including water and sewer utilities, public safety (police, fire, ambulance), tax assessment and collection, construction permitting and inspections, public works (snow plowing, road maintenance, stormwater management), recreation programs, vital statistics, zoning and land use administration, and general borough administration. Services are delivered through the Municipal Building, online portals, and field operations.

Product overview

The Borough of Hopatcong operates a comprehensive municipal government services portal powered by the Revize platform. The primary digital offering is the official borough website (hopatcong.org) which serves as the central hub for all government services. The portfolio includes core administrative services such as tax assessment and collection, water and sewer utilities, construction permits, and public safety dispatch. Additional services encompass recreation programs (parks, trails, facilities), public works (snow plowing, stormwater management), vital statistics/registrar functions, code enforcement and zoning. The borough also offers an online payment module through Edmunds Associates for tax and utility payments, and utilizes Zoom for remote public meeting participation. All services are accessed through the unified government portal, with individual department pages providing specialized functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Government Services Portal Official borough government website providing residents and businesses access to municipal services, department information, public records, meeting schedules, and community resources including tax payments, permits, and utility management.
• Water Utility Services Municipal water distribution, quality reporting, billing, and conservation programs for borough residents and businesses.
• Sewer Utility Services Wastewater management and sewer services for the borough's residential and commercial properties.
• Construction and Building Permits Permit application processing, inspections, and certification services for residential and commercial construction projects including building, electrical, plumbing, and fire subcode applications.
• Recreation Programs Borough recreation services including parks, trails, field reservations, facility scheduling, senior activities, and community events coordination.
• Public Works Services Municipal infrastructure maintenance including snow plowing, stormwater management, road maintenance, and garbage/recycling collection coordination.
• Vital Statistics and Registrar Services Birth and death certificates, marriage/civil union certificates, notary services, and OPRA public records requests.
• Code Enforcement and Zoning Zoning compliance, land use planning, code enforcement, and land use board application processing for development projects.
• Public Safety Dispatch Services Emergency communications and dispatch services for police, fire, and ambulance, available 24/7 to protect and serve the community.
• Online Payment System Digital platform enabling residents to pay property taxes, water utility bills, and other municipal fees online through a third-party payment processor.

Quantifiable outcome

• Population of 15,888 (2000 Census) serving as a primary residential community in Sussex County, NJ

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered regional, core and strategic.

• Lake Hopatcong CommissionregionalOthersInter-municipal partnership for Lake Hopatcong management. The borough participates in the Lake Hopatcong Commission, which coordinates efforts among municipalities bordering the lake. Hopatcong Mayor Marie Galate serves as an alternate member.
• Sussex County Health DepartmentregionalOthersHealth services provided through partnership with Sussex County Health Department located at 201 Wheatsworth Road, Hamburg, NJ 07419. Provides public health services and oversight.
• Sussex County Board of TaxationregionalOthersCounty-level tax board handles tax appeals. Located at 83 Spring Street, Suite 301, Newton, NJ 07860. Phone: 973-579-0970.
• Hopatcong Board of EducationregionalOthersSeparate school district located at 2 Windsor Ave., PO Box 1029. The borough coordinates with the school district for facility use, school liaison programs, and shared services.
• Hopatcong First Aid SquadcoreOthersVolunteer ambulance squad located at 516 River Styx Road, Captain Rob Auer. Provides emergency medical services. Phone: 973-770-0440.
• Hopatcong Volunteer Fire CompaniescoreOthersThree volunteer fire companies serve the borough: Northwood #2 (440 Maxim Dr.), Defiance #3 (PO Box 1015), and Hopatcong Hills #4 (PO Box 724). Emergency number provided.
• Morris County Joint Insurance Fund (JIF)regionalOthersThe borough participates in the Morris County Joint Insurance Fund for insurance administration, providing shared risk pooling and cost savings for municipal insurance coverage.
• Mott MacDonaldstrategicTechnology or IntegrationProfessional engineering and planning firm serving as Municipal Engineer and Municipal Planner. Located at 412 Mt. Kemble Ave., Suite G22, Morristown, NJ 07860.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Newton Town: Sussex County seat (~8,000) with town form of government, municipal police, public works, utilities, and recreation. Provides the closest peer benchmark for Sussex County tax administration and shared-county-service arrangements.
• Borough of Mount Arlington: Adjacent Morris County borough on Lake Hopatcong with comparable population (~5,800) and identical small-NJ-borough service profile including police, volunteer fire, public works, water/sewer utilities, and recreation. Direct comparator for shared Lake Hopatcong Commission operations and inter-municipal partnerships.
• Byram Township: Adjacent Sussex County township that was the parent municipality from which Hopatcong was originally carved in 1898/1922. Shared historical roots, similar lake-area demographic, and overlapping service structure make it a structural peer.
• Stanhope Borough: Neighboring small Sussex County borough on Lake Hopatcong with similar governance (Mayor + Council), volunteer fire/EMS, and municipal utility operations. Closest peer in scale, form of government, and lake-front service delivery model.
• Netcong Borough: Small (~3,200 population) Morris County borough with Mayor-Council governance, police department, volunteer fire/EMS, water/sewer utilities, and construction department — a near-identical operational template scaled smaller than Hopatcong.

Regional players

• Jefferson Township: Morris County township with comparable residential lake-area character and similar service portfolio (police, volunteer fire, public works, recreation). Strong comparator for assessing infrastructure renewal and volunteer service sustainability.
• Mount Olive Township: Morris County township in the same regional service area, providing municipal services including police, public works, water/sewer, and recreation. Useful for benchmarking staffing models and capital planning at a mid-sized NJ municipality.
• Sparta Township: Larger Sussex County township (~19,000) in the same labor market and county-government service area. Comparable residential lake-community profile with municipal police, public works, recreation, and utilities at greater scale.
• Hackettstown Town: Adjacent Warren/Morris County town with Mayor-Council governance and full municipal service portfolio including utilities, police, and recreation. Comparable in operational breadth though somewhat larger and more commercially oriented.

Broad incumbents

• Roxbury Township: Larger neighboring Morris County township (~22,000 population) offering overlapping municipal services at greater scale. Provides a useful benchmark for service delivery, staffing, and capital planning at a tier above Hopatcong.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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