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The Banks Township handbook

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

Power in Banks Township comes from REA Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wired internet is thin in Banks Township: the FCC’s map has 48% of addresses able to get it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Banks Township, 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 Banks Township.

Electricity

Power comes from REA Energy Coop

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 87.4% of Banks Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 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 Glen Campbell Water Works

Glen Campbell Water Works supplies Banks Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 260 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 percentile29.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2001, was 29.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2001: 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. PA5320016.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Banks Township

62% of 461 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber57%2,300/2,300
XfinityCable21%1,200/35
T-MobileFixed wireless5%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless5%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 Banks Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Banks Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Banks Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Banks Township kids go to
K–6Punxsutawney Area El Schin Punxutawney
7–12Punxsutawney Area HSin Punxsutawney

Banks Township is in Punxsutawney 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Banks Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Banks TownshipZIP’s residents in Banks Township
15772Rossiter, PA59%33%
15742Glen Campbell, PA35%32%
15757Mahaffey, PA4%2%
15767Punxsutawney, PA2%0%

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 Banks Township

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

Glen Campbell Water Works (EPA ID PA5320016). 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 29.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2001), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Banks Township?

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Banks Township?

Verizon, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Banks Township?

15772 (59%), 15742 (35%), 15757 (4%), 15767 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Banks Township in?

Punxsutawney Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Banks 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 Indiana 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.