Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Bradys Bend Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bradys Bend Township comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Bradys Bend Township have two wired internet choices, Armstrong and Kinetic.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bradys Bend 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 Bradys Bend Township.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves 83.4% of Bradys Bend Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 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 Pa American Water Co Butler
Pa American Water Co Butler supplies Bradys Bend Township: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Petroleum Valley Rwa serves another 21%. About 31% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty as seller) and serves 43,286 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA5100012.
5 home internet providers serve Bradys Bend Township
92% of 571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable | 94% | 1,000/20 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 77% | 100/20 |
| Salsgiver | Fiber | 27% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bradys Bend Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bradys Bend Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bradys Bend Township is in Karns City 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bradys Bend Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bradys Bend Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bradys Bend Township | ZIP’s residents in Bradys Bend Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16028 | East Brady, PA | 62% | 28% |
| 16041 | Karns City, PA | 22% | 10% |
| 16025 | Chicora, PA | 16% | 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 Bradys Bend Township
Who supplies Bradys Bend Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa American Water Co Butler (EPA ID PA5100012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bradys Bend Township?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bradys Bend Township?
Armstrong, Kinetic, Salsgiver, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bradys Bend Township?
16028 (62%), 16041 (22%), 16025 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bradys Bend Township in?
Karns City Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Bradys Bend 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 Armstrong 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.