Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Bethel Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Bethel Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 19060 holds the most residents (87%). For a library card, the closest branch is Rachel Kohl Community Library, 1.9 miles out.
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 PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bethel Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water Bethel
Veolia Water Bethel supplies Bethel Township: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Chester Water Authority serves another 48%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Veolia Water Delaware, Inc and Chester Water Authority as sellers) and serves 7,809 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA1230012.
4 home internet providers serve Bethel Township
100% of 3,353 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bethel Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bethel Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on betheltwp.com →
- RecyclingEvery week, Fri
- Bulky itemsEvery week, same day as trash
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Bi-metallic cans
- High-grade office paper
- Magazines and periodicals
- Newspaper
From betheltwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bethel Township is in Garnet Valley School District.
A+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 Sep 2023; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19060 | Garnet Valley, PA | 87% | 71% |
| 19317 | Chadds Ford, PA | 9% | 8% |
| 19014 | Aston, PA | 4% | 2% |
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?
Veolia Water Bethel (EPA ID PA1230012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethel Township?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bethel Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethel Township?
19060 (87%), 19317 (9%), 19014 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethel Township in?
Garnet Valley 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 Delaware County Bureau 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: Bethel Township’s own website (betheltwp.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.