Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Auburn, PA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Auburn Municipal Authority, which supplies Auburn, came in at 22.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), above the 15 ppb action level. The closest public drop-off to Auburn is Schuylkill Haven Compost Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auburn, 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 Auburn.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Auburn. 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 Auburn Municipal Authority
Auburn Municipal Authority supplies almost all of Auburn. It draws surface water and serves 920 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 22.5 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. PA3540015.
4 home internet providers serve Auburn
94% of 343 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Auburn.
Schuylkill Haven Compost Center
This isn’t Auburn’s own facility. Whether Auburn residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Auburn is in Blue Mountain 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Auburn is in ZIP code 17922
ZIP codes where Auburn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auburn | ZIP’s residents in Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17922 | Auburn, PA | 100% | 14% |
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 Auburn
Who supplies Auburn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Auburn Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA3540015). 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 22.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auburn?
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 Auburn?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auburn?
17922. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auburn in?
Blue Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in Auburn?
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 Schuylkill 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.