Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Bear Lake, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bear Lake comes from Warren Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Warren County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bear Lake, 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 Lake.
Power comes from Warren Electric Coop
Warren Electric Coop (Warren Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bear Lake.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
1 home internet providers serve Bear Lake
99% of 77 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bear Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bear Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bear Lake is in Warren County 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bear Lake is in ZIP code 16402
ZIP codes where Bear Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bear Lake | ZIP’s residents in Bear Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16402 | Bear Lake, PA | 100% | 20% |
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 Lake
Who provides electricity in Bear Lake?
Warren Electric Coop (Warren Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Bear Lake?
Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bear Lake?
16402. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bear Lake in?
Warren County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bear Lake?
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 Warren 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.
- 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.