Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Armstrong Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Armstrong Township is Williamsport Brush Pile, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. UPMC Williamsport, 3.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Armstrong 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 Armstrong Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Armstrong Township. 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 Williamsport Mun Water Auth
Williamsport Mun Water Auth supplies Armstrong Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Olympic Village serves another 14%. About 43% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 51,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. PA4410173.
7 home internet providers serve Armstrong Township
95% of 334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| FastBridge Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| Limitless Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| River Valley Internet | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Armstrong Township.
Williamsport Brush Pile
1550 West 3rd Street, Williamsport, PA, 17701 · run by Williamsport Streets, Parks, and Flood Control
This isn’t Armstrong Township’s own facility. Whether Armstrong Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check armstrongtownship.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Armstrong Township is in South Williamsport Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Armstrong Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Armstrong Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Armstrong Township | ZIP’s residents in Armstrong Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17702 | Williamsport, PA | 98% | 6% |
| 17752 | Montgomery, PA | 2% | 0% |
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 Armstrong Township
Who supplies Armstrong Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Williamsport Mun Water Auth (EPA ID PA4410173). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Armstrong Township?
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 Armstrong Township?
Xfinity, FastBridge Fiber, AT&T, Limitless Mobile, Verizon, River Valley Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Armstrong Township?
17702 (98%), 17752 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Armstrong Township in?
South Williamsport Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Armstrong 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 Lycoming 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.