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The Brackenridge handbook

Living in Brackenridge, PA: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Brackenridge goes to 15014 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brackenridge, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Brackenridge.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brackenridge.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Brackenridge Boro Water Dept

Brackenridge Boro Water Dept supplies almost all of Brackenridge. It draws surface water and serves 3,700 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. PA5020006.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Brackenridge

100% of 1,356 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
SalsgiverFiber29%10,000/10,000
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brackenridge’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brackenridge.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Brackenridge kids go to
PK–KHighlands Early Childhood CenterHighlands School District
1–4Highlands El Schin Tarentum
5–8Highlands MSin Natrona Heights
9–12Highlands SHSin Natrona Heights

Brackenridge is in Highlands School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brackenridge spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Brackenridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BrackenridgeZIP’s residents in Brackenridge
15014Brackenridge, PA98%100%
15084Tarentum, PA2%1%
Area code724Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Brackenridge

Who supplies Brackenridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Brackenridge Boro Water Dept (EPA ID PA5020006). 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 1.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brackenridge?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Brackenridge?

Xfinity, Salsgiver, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brackenridge?

15014 (98%), 15084 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brackenridge in?

Highlands School District.

How do I register to vote in Brackenridge?

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 Allegheny 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.