Photo: Jack · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Adamstown, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Adamstown is The Junkluggers of Western Philadelphia Suburbs, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Almost every address in Adamstown can get fiber (91%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adamstown, 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 Adamstown.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.9% of Adamstown residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adamstown Borough water system
The Adamstown Borough water system supplies almost all of Adamstown. It draws ground water and serves 1,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA7360001.
6 home internet providers serve Adamstown
100% of 717 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream D&E | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Fiber, Cable | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 3% | 50/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Adamstown: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Adamstown, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass
- Aluminum cans
- All other metal food and beverage cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check adamstownborough.org →
From adamstownborough.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated October 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Adamstown (99%) is in Cocalico 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Adamstown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Adamstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adamstown | ZIP’s residents in Adamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19501 | Adamstown, PA | 47% | 100% |
| 17569 | Reinholds, PA | 33% | 10% |
| 17517 | Denver, PA | 20% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 19540.
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 Adamstown
Who supplies Adamstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Adamstown Borough water system (EPA ID PA7360001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adamstown?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Adamstown?
Windstream D&E, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adamstown?
19501 (47%), 17569 (33%), 17517 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adamstown in?
Cocalico School District.
How do I register to vote in Adamstown?
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 Lancaster 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.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Adamstown’s own website (adamstownborough.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.