Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Blossburg, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Blossburg comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Blossburg attend Southern Tioga School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blossburg, 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 Blossburg.
Power comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Blossburg. Its homes paid an average of 22.4¢ 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 Blossburg Municipal Authority
Blossburg Municipal Authority supplies almost all of Blossburg. It draws surface water and serves 1,650 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 Jan–Dec 1996, was 2.0 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. PA2590033.
7 home internet providers serve Blossburg
99% of 657 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Xtreme5G | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Blossburg: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Blossburg, from the town’s own site.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Aluminum cans
- Steel/"Tin" cans
- Mixed paper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check blossburg.org →
From blossburg.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Blossburg is in Southern Tioga 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blossburg is in ZIP code 16912
ZIP codes where Blossburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blossburg | ZIP’s residents in Blossburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16912 | Blossburg, PA | 100% | 74% |
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 Blossburg
Who supplies Blossburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blossburg Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA2590033). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blossburg?
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blossburg?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Xtreme5G, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blossburg?
16912. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blossburg in?
Southern Tioga School District.
How do I register to vote in Blossburg?
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 Tioga 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: Blossburg’s own website (blossburg.org), read Oct 22, 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.