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The Beaver Meadows handbook

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

Every home in Beaver Meadows is in ZIP code 18216. Hazleton Area Public Library, 3.8 miles away, is the closest library to Beaver Meadows.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Beaver Meadows, 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 Beaver Meadows.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Beaver Meadows. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Beaver Meadows Borough water system

The Beaver Meadows Borough water system supplies almost all of Beaver Meadows. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hca Hazleton Division as seller) and serves 968 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile16.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2004, was 16.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. PA3130002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Beaver Meadows

100% of 387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable99%2,000/200
VerizonFixed wireless95%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless69%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 Beaver Meadows’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beaver Meadows.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Beaver Meadows 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.

Beaver Meadows kids go to
K–88 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hazleton Area HSin Hazle Township

Beaver Meadows is in Hazleton 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Beaver Meadows is in ZIP code 18216

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Beaver MeadowsZIP’s residents in Beaver Meadows
18216Beaver Meadows, PA100%71%

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 Beaver Meadows

Who supplies Beaver Meadows’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Beaver Meadows Borough water system (EPA ID PA3130002). 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 16.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Beaver Meadows?

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 Beaver Meadows?

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

What ZIP codes are in Beaver Meadows?

18216. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Beaver Meadows in?

Hazleton Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Beaver Meadows?

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 Carbon 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.