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Electrician in Short Hills, NJMillburn Township · Essex County
You're in Short Hills and want the new lighting put up by someone licensed, not a handyman. Steven hangs it, wires it and levels it, under his own license.
Short Hills has its own ZIP and its own historic district, and it's about 11 minutes from Copper Electric's base in Livingston. Steven Byrne holds NJ license #19255, and he's insured and bonded.
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- NJ #19255, active
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- Insured and bonded
- 5.0 from 8 reviews
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Short Hills electrician, every service
Looking for a licensed electrician in Short Hills, NJ?
Copper Electric is a licensed electrician serving Short Hills, NJ, from Livingston, about 11 minutes away. Short Hills is part of Millburn Township. Steven Byrne holds NJ license #19255, and he's insured and bonded. The median Short Hills home was built in 1958, and about 42% went up in the 1950s and 1960s. Homes from that era commonly have panels sized before recessed lights and car chargers, so it's worth asking what yours can carry. The post office address for Short Hills is zip code 07078.
In Short Hills, Steven hangs a chandelier in a front hall or pendants over a kitchen island, and he puts in recessed lights and dimmers that suit the bulbs. Outside he adds landscape and security lights, and he also upgrades panels, adds circuits and puts in Level 2 EV chargers. And he wires kitchens and baths for a remodel.
Short Hills permits come from the Millburn Building Department, 973-564-7055. Millburn only takes inspection requests in writing, online or on its form. And if your house is in the Short Hills Park Historic District, around Stewart Hartshorn's first homes, outside changes need the historic commission's OK. So ask before any work you can see from the street. Short Hills gets electric from JCP&L. Call Steven at 973-900-3543.
Send the job over
Tell him what you need done and where the house is.
Residential and commercial
Everything electrical in the house, from a switch to the panel.
Lighting installation
Pendants, chandeliers, recessed and kitchen lighting hung level, wired right and on a dimmer that actually suits the bulbs.
Read moreTroubleshooting and repairs
Dead outlets, tripping breakers and lights that flicker get traced to the cause and fixed, not just reset.
Panel upgrades and circuits
A panel with room for what you are adding, and new circuits for the kitchen, the garage or the charger, permitted and inspected.
Read more04EV charger installation
A Level 2 charger on its own 240 volt circuit, so the car is charged by morning and the work is signed off.
Read moreOutlets and switches
New outlets where you actually need them, GFCI where the code wants them, and switches and dimmers that work the way you expect.
Kitchen and bath electrical
Lighting, outlets and dedicated circuits for a kitchen or bathroom remodel, done to code and ready for the inspector.
Outdoor and landscape lighting
Security lights, path and landscape lighting that make the house safer at night and look good doing it.
Read moreWhat is true in Short Hills
Three things that are true in Short Hills and not three towns over.
- 01
The Short Hills Park Historic District
The Short Hills Park Historic District, built around Stewart Hartshorn's homes from the 1870s and 1880s, has been on the National Register since 1980, and exterior changes there need Millburn Historic Preservation Commission approval.
- 02
Its own ZIP code
The Post Office gives Short Hills its own ZIP, 07078, while the rest of Millburn Township uses 07041.
- 03
Mostly 1950s and 1960s homes
In the Short Hills Census area the median home was built in 1958, and 1,983 of 4,718 homes (42%) went up in the 1950s and 1960s.
Each card was read from twp.millburn.nj.us and censusreporter.org, and checked on 2026-10-20.
Short Hills, in Millburn Township, Essex County
Where jobs in Short Hills actually get approved.
Short Hills is part of Millburn Township, so the permit comes from Millburn's Building Department. But Short Hills has its own ZIP code, its own historic district and its own mix of houses.
The office that signs off jobs in Short Hills
Township of Millburn Building Department
- Phone
- 973-564-7055
- Open
- Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Electric
- JCP&L (PSE&G is gas only here)
Before you call, in Short Hills
I live in Short Hills. Who issues my electrical permit?
Short Hills is part of Millburn Township, so electrical permits and inspections go through the Township of Millburn Building Department, 973-564-7055, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is no separate Short Hills office.
Source: twp.millburn.nj.usIs my Short Hills house in a historic district?
The Short Hills Park Historic District covers much of Stewart Hartshorn's original planned community, where his houses stand on Hobart Avenue, Highland Avenue and the Crescent. Changes to the outside of a building in the district, such as doors, roofing or windows, need Historic Preservation Commission approval.
Source: twp.millburn.nj.us
Office details and the answers above are read from the town's own pages, the utilities' own lists and the Census, and were checked on 2026-10-20. Call ahead before you drive there, because hours move.
Linear chandelier over a dining table
NJ Lic. #19255 · insured · bonded
Who you are calling
On a job in Short Hills, the license is the license of the person you talked to.
Copper Electric is Steven Byrne. He holds New Jersey Electrical Contractor license 34EI01925500, the #19255 on his site, and Copper Electric is insured and bonded. He oversees residential and commercial work himself, and you can check the license on the state's own lookup before anyone comes to the house.
Short Hills is about 11 minutes from his base, and the license on a Short Hills job is the license of the person you talked to.
From his Google listing, in the words people wrote
“Steve B is the ultimate professional; he is knowledgeable, determined to solve any problem and extremely courteous. He's the best we've ever had.”
“Top-notch service. Steven is prompt, responsible, and gets the job done efficiently without overcharging. Always my go-to for any electrical needs”
“very professional and quality work.”
Other towns he covers from Livingston
Tell him what it’s doing and he’ll tell you what it needs.
Call 973-900-3543 and talk to Steven Byrne about the job, or email him the details.