Spannuth Mill · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bethel Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Meadows at Bethel MHP reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Bethel Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethel 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 Bethel Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bethel Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Meadows at Bethel MHP
Meadows at Bethel MHP supplies Bethel Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 50 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Dec 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.5 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. PA3060106.
6 home internet providers serve Bethel Township
86% of 1,629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 78% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 26% | 200/50 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 3% | 400/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bethel Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bethel Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bethel Township is in Tulpehocken Area School District.
B+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bethel Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bethel Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethel Township | ZIP’s residents in Bethel Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19507 | Bethel, PA | 68% | 81% |
| 17067 | Myerstown, PA | 25% | 6% |
| 17026 | Fredericksburg, PA | 6% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 17087.
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 Bethel Township
Who supplies Bethel Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Meadows at Bethel MHP (EPA ID PA3060106). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethel Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Bethel Township?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, PA.net, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethel Township?
19507 (68%), 17067 (25%), 17026 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethel Township in?
Tulpehocken Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Bethel 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 Berks 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.