Living in Bear Creek Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Bear Creek Township has its own drop-off, Bear Creek Township Recycling Center, on Recreation Road. Service Electric is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Bear Creek Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bear Creek Township. 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 Aqua Pa Forest Park
Aqua Pa Forest Park supplies Bear Creek Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 80% 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 420 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1998, was 17.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1998: 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. PA2400078.
6 home internet providers serve Bear Creek Township
90% of 1,457 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 75% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 37% | 300/20 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 12% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Bear Creek Township has its own drop-off: Bear Creek Township Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Bear Creek Township, and where the rules are.
Bear Creek Township Recycling Center
Recreation Road, Bear Creek, PA
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bear Creek Township is in Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
DSchool 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.
Bear Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bear Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bear Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Bear Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18702 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 90% | 6% |
| 18661 | White Haven, PA | 10% | 5% |
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 Bear Creek Township
Who supplies Bear Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Forest Park (EPA ID PA2400078). 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 17.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1998), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bear Creek Township?
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 Bear Creek Township?
Service Electric, Verizon, Breezeline, T-Mobile, AT&T, SkyPacket (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bear Creek Township?
18702 (90%), 18661 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bear Creek Township in?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Bear Creek 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 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: 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.