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The Bristol Township handbook

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

Most mail in Bristol Township goes to 19055 (24% of residents), one of 7 ZIP codes in town. Bristol Township has a train station, Croydon.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bristol Township, 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 Bristol Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bristol Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

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 Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth

Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth supplies Bristol Township: about 49% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Bristol serves another 45%. Falls Twp Water & Sewer Dept serves another 6%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa Bristol as seller) and serves 63,007 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1090026.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Bristol Township

100% of 17,341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/2,000
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless96%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless74%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bristol Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bristol Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bristol Township kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Truman SHSBristol Township School District

Bristol Township is in Bristol Township 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.

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

Bristol Township spans 7 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bristol TownshipZIP’s residents in Bristol Township
19055Levittown, PA24%95%
19057Levittown, PA22%70%
19007Bristol, PA21%52%
19021Croydon, PA18%100%
19030Fairless Hills, PA7%28%
19056Levittown, PA6%20%
19054Levittown, PA2%7%

A few homes fall in 19047.

Area code215Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Bristol Township

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

Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth (EPA ID PA1090026). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bristol Township?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bristol Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bristol Township?

19055 (24%), 19057 (22%), 19007 (21%), 19021 (18%), 19030 (7%), 19056 (6%), 19054 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bristol Township in?

Bristol Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Bristol 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 Bucks 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.