Living in Blakely, PA: what to set up and who to call
Blakely runs its own electric utility, Borough of Blakely. The closest public drop-off to Blakely is Lackawanna County Recycling, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blakely, 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 Blakely.
Power comes from Borough of Blakely
Borough of Blakely (Borough of Blakely - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Blakely.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton supplies almost all of Blakely. It draws surface water and serves 137,142 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. PA2359008.
7 home internet providers serve Blakely
100% of 2,571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 93% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/50 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Blakely is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Blakely, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)The town’s pickup map
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles, jars, including soda, juice, milk, detergent, shampoo
- Aluminum and steel cans from soda, soups, canned vegetables
- Chipboard, such as cereal boxes, tissue boxes, and other flat cardboard
From blakelyborough.com, webgen1files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Blakely is in Valley View 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.
Blakely spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blakely residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blakely | ZIP’s residents in Blakely |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18452 | Peckville, PA | 74% | 100% |
| 18447 | Olyphant, PA | 26% | 16% |
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 Blakely
Who supplies Blakely’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (EPA ID PA2359008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blakely?
Borough of Blakely (Borough of Blakely - (PA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Blakely?
Xfinity, Greenlight Networks, AT&T, ICON Technologies, SkyPacket, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blakely?
18452 (74%), 18447 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blakely in?
Valley View School District.
How do I register to vote in Blakely?
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 Lackawanna 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: Blakely’s own website (blakelyborough.com, webgen1files.revize.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.