Living in Belfast Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Belfast Twp Muni Auth water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jun 2026. Power in Belfast Township comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Belfast 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 Belfast Township.
Power comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop
Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 54.4% of Belfast Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Belfast Twp Muni Auth water system
The Belfast Twp Muni Auth water system supplies Belfast Township: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% 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 276 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jun 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA4290004.
5 home internet providers serve Belfast Township
63% of 666 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 56% | 70/3 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 80% | 400/100 |
| Morgan Wireless | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
| 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 Belfast Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belfast Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Belfast Township is in Southern Fulton 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Belfast Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Belfast Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Belfast Township | ZIP’s residents in Belfast Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17238 | Needmore, PA | 77% | 60% |
| 17267 | Warfordsburg, PA | 21% | 10% |
| 17212 | Big Cove Tannery, PA | 2% | 4% |
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 Belfast Township
Who supplies Belfast Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Belfast Twp Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4290004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Belfast Township?
Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Belfast Township?
Frontier, Upward Broadband, Morgan Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Belfast Township?
17238 (77%), 17267 (21%), 17212 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Belfast Township in?
Southern Fulton School District.
How do I register to vote in Belfast 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 Fulton 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.