Photo: Diana · CC BY 2.0Living in Ashley, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Ashley gets its mail under one ZIP code, 18706. The nearest emergency room is in town: Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashley, 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 Ashley.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 85.0% of Ashley 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 Paw Ceasetown water system
The Paw Ceasetown water system supplies almost all of Ashley. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Crystal Lake as seller) and serves 58,467 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA2409002.
8 home internet providers serve Ashley
100% of 1,197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 92% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 73% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ashley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ashley, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ashleypa.net →
From ashleypa.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-10. 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.
Ashley is in Hanover Area School District.
C−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ashley is in ZIP code 18706
ZIP codes where Ashley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashley | ZIP’s residents in Ashley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18706 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 100% | 16% |
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 Ashley
Who supplies Ashley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Ceasetown water system (EPA ID PA2409002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashley?
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 Ashley?
Xfinity, Service Electric, Verizon, Greenlight Networks, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashley?
18706. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashley in?
Hanover Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashley?
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 Luzerne 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: Ashley’s own website (ashleypa.net), 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.