Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Black Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Black Township comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Rockwood Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Black 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 Black Township.
Power comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Black Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Rockwood Boro Muni Auth water system
The Rockwood Boro Muni Auth water system supplies Black Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 1,250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 14.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA4560020.
Which providers serve Black Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Black Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Black Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Black Township is in Rockwood 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Black Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Black Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Black Township | ZIP’s residents in Black Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15557 | Rockwood, PA | 68% | 17% |
| 15501 | Somerset, PA | 17% | 1% |
| 15551 | Markleton, PA | 8% | 11% |
| 15542 | Garrett, PA | 7% | 5% |
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 Black Township
Who supplies Black Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rockwood Boro Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4560020). 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 14.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Black Township?
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Black Township?
15557 (68%), 15501 (17%), 15551 (8%), 15542 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Black Township in?
Rockwood Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Black 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 Somerset 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): pending.