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The Arnot handbook

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

Arnot has no town government of its own, so Tioga County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Southern Tioga School District. Power in Arnot comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Arnot, 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 Arnot.

Electricity

Power comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)

Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Arnot. Its homes paid an average of 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 Bloss Township Waterworks

Bloss Township Waterworks supplies almost all of Arnot. It draws ground water and serves 325 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA2590044.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Arnot

99% of 226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable96%2,000/40
FrontierFiber73%7,000/7,000
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20
Xtreme5GFixed wireless10%25/5
River Valley InternetFixed wireless8%100/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Arnot’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arnot.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileArnot has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Arnot kids go to
K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Arnot is in Southern Tioga 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

Arnot is unincorporated, so Tioga County is the local government.

Local governmentTioga CountyArnot is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTioga County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Tioga County (county election office). 118 Main St, Wellsboro, PA 16901-0589 · (570) 723-8230 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Arnot spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ArnotZIP’s residents in Arnot
16911Arnot, PA52%100%
16912Blossburg, PA48%7%

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 Arnot

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

Bloss Township Waterworks (EPA ID PA2590044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Arnot?

Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Arnot?

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Verizon, Xtreme5G, River Valley Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Arnot?

16911 (52%), 16912 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Arnot in?

Southern Tioga School District.

How do I register to vote in Arnot?

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 Tioga 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.