Photo: Mvincec · Public domainLiving in Adams Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Adams Township goes to 16046 (71% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Mars Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adams Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Adams Township.
Water comes from Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp
Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp supplies Adams Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. West View Water Authority serves another 17%. Mars Borough Water Works serves another 5%. About 47% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists West View Water Authority as seller) and serves 8,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 62% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA5100141.
7 home internet providers serve Adams Township
100% of 5,844 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 59% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 21% | 100/10 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Adams Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Adams Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adams Township is in Mars Area School District.
A+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Adams Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Adams Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adams Township | ZIP’s residents in Adams Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16046 | Mars, PA | 71% | 55% |
| 16059 | Valencia, PA | 13% | 21% |
| 15044 | Gibsonia, PA | 12% | 6% |
| 16033 | Evans City, PA | 3% | 7% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Adams Township
Who supplies Adams Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp (EPA ID PA5100141). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Adams Township?
Armstrong, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adams Township?
16046 (71%), 16059 (13%), 15044 (12%), 16033 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adams Township in?
Mars Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Adams Township?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Butler County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.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.
- 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.