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The Perryville handbook

Living in Perryville, MD: what to set up and who to call

The Town of Perryville water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size reported none. Perryville has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perryville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Perryville.

Electricity

Power comes from Delmarva Power

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Perryville. Its homes paid an average of 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $214 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 3% of Delmarva Power’s home customers do, and Delmarva Power still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Perryville water system

The Town of Perryville water system supplies almost all of Perryville. It draws surface water and serves 4,413 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MD0070018.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Perryville

99% of 1,463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable98%1,000/50
XfinityFiber, Cable94%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber71%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless70%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20
BridgeMAXX Suncoast BroadbandFixed wireless3%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Perryville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Perryville.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Perryville kids go to
PK–5Perryville ElementaryCecil County Public Schools
6–8Perryville MiddleCecil County Public Schools
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Perryville is in Cecil County Public Schools.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Perryville is in ZIP code 21903

ZIP codes where Perryville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PerryvilleZIP’s residents in Perryville
21903Perryville, MD100%75%

A few homes fall in 21904.

Area code410Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Perryville

Who supplies Perryville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Perryville water system (EPA ID MD0070018). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Perryville?

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Perryville?

Breezeline, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Perryville?

21903. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perryville in?

Cecil County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Perryville?

In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Cecil County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.