Living in Barr Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Barr Township comes from REA Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Barr Township can choose between Verizon and In The Stix Broadband.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barr Township, 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 Barr Township.
Power comes from REA Energy Coop
REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Barr Township. 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.
Water comes from Marsteller Comm Water Auth
Marsteller Comm Water Auth supplies Barr Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. Teakettle Run Water Auth serves another 7%. Northern Cambria Muni Water serves another 6%. About 68% 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 75 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2001, was 21.0 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. PA4110020.
4 home internet providers serve Barr Township
75% of 987 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 60% | 2,300/2,300 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 58% | 50/20 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 34% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barr Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barr Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barr Township is in Northern Cambria 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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barr Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barr Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barr Township | ZIP’s residents in Barr Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15762 | Nicktown, PA | 38% | 90% |
| 15714 | Northern Cambria, PA | 24% | 9% |
| 15931 | Ebensburg, PA | 15% | 3% |
| 15722 | Carrolltown, PA | 15% | 12% |
| 15760 | Marsteller, PA | 6% | 100% |
| 15775 | Spangler, PA | 2% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 15927.
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 Barr Township
Who supplies Barr Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marsteller Comm Water Auth (EPA ID PA4110020). 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 21.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2001), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barr 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 Barr Township?
Verizon, In The Stix Broadband, Xfinity, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barr Township?
15762 (38%), 15714 (24%), 15931 (15%), 15722 (15%), 15760 (6%), 15775 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barr Township in?
Northern Cambria School District.
How do I register to vote in Barr 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 Cambria 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.