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The Ancient Oaks handbook

Living in Ancient Oaks, PA: what to set up and who to call

Ancient Oaks has no town government of its own, so Lehigh County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend East Penn School District. The closest public drop-off to Ancient Oaks is Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Ancient Oaks has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Lehigh County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Ancient Oaks’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ancient Oaks, 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 Ancient Oaks.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ancient Oaks. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Lca Wlsa Central Division water system

The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system supplies almost all of Ancient Oaks. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lca Allentown Division and Salisbury Twp Water System and Swt Main System as sellers) and serves 47,693 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA3390073.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Ancient Oaks

98% of 2,259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable98%1,000/40
Astound BroadbandCable90%1,500/50
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless77%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless75%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless44%100/20
Lehigh WiFiFixed wireless35%50/15

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ancient Oaks.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.5 mi from the center of Ancient Oaks

Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center

5536 Indian Creek Road, Macungie, PA, 18062

This isn’t Ancient Oaks’ own facility. Whether Ancient Oaks residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ancient Oaks kids go to
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Emmaus HSin Emmaus

Ancient Oaks is in East Penn School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Ancient Oaks is unincorporated, so Lehigh County is the local government.

Local governmentLehigh CountyAncient Oaks is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLehigh County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Lehigh County (county election office). Lehigh County Government Center 17 S. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18101-2401 · (610) 782-3194 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ancient Oaks is in ZIP code 18062

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Ancient OaksZIP’s residents in Ancient Oaks
18062Macungie, PA100%27%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ancient Oaks

Who supplies Ancient Oaks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system (EPA ID PA3390073). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ancient Oaks?

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 Ancient Oaks?

Service Electric, Astound Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ancient Oaks?

18062. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ancient Oaks in?

East Penn School District.

How do I register to vote in Ancient Oaks?

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 Lehigh 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: 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.