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The Bakerstown handbook

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

Bakerstown has no town government of its own, so Allegheny County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pine-Richland School District. The nearest library is Northern Tier Regional Library, 1.1 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bakerstown, 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 Bakerstown.

Electricity

Power comes from Duquesne Light

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bakerstown. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light 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 Richland Twp Water Authority

Richland Twp Water Authority supplies almost all of Bakerstown. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hampton Shaler Water Authority and West View Water Authority and Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp as sellers) and serves 10,190 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 percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. PA5020018.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Bakerstown

100% of 901 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongFiber, Cable100%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber65%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL29%100/10
XfinityFiber, Cable19%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless62%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless49%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bakerstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bakerstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBakerstown 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.

Bakerstown kids go to
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Pine-Richland MSin Gibsonia
9–12Pine-Richland HSin Gibsonia

Bakerstown is in Pine-Richland 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

Bakerstown is unincorporated, so Allegheny County is the local government.

Local governmentAllegheny CountyBakerstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAllegheny County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Allegheny County (county election office). 542 Forbes Ave, Ste 312, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2953 · (412) 350-4500FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bakerstown spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BakerstownZIP’s residents in Bakerstown
15044Gibsonia, PA86%8%
15007Bakerstown, PA14%100%

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 Bakerstown

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

Richland Twp Water Authority (EPA ID PA5020018). 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 1.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bakerstown?

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bakerstown?

Armstrong, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bakerstown?

15044 (86%), 15007 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bakerstown in?

Pine-Richland School District.

How do I register to vote in Bakerstown?

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 Allegheny 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.