The Borough now accepts online payments by credit cards and E-Checks. Convenience fees will be assessed: 2.95% for credit cards and $1.95 for E-Checks from a checking account.
Drop Box for payment of Water & Tax Payments
Use our convenient drop box located on the island in the parking lot of the Municipal Building:
445 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Checks Only / No Cash Payments
Deposit your check and payment stub. The box is emptied twice each day. Only current payments are to be placed in the box, any delinquent payments must be paid inside the office. Payments are not necessarily recorded on the date placed in the box, but on the date retrieved by the office. Payments placed in the box after 3 p.m. on weekdays are not deemed to be received by the Borough of Hawthorne until 8:30 a.m. on the following business day. Payments placed in the box after 3 p.m. Friday are not deemed to be received until 8:30 a.m. the following Monday.