Living in Buck Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Buck Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 18661 holds the most residents (79%). Public schools here are run by Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buck 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 Buck Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buck Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
7 home internet providers serve Buck Township
82% of 291 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 70% | 2,000/40 |
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 9% | 2,000/40 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 4% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Buck Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buck Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buck Township is in Wilkes-Barre 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Buck Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Buck Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buck Township | ZIP’s residents in Buck Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18661 | White Haven, PA | 79% | 5% |
| 18424 | Gouldsboro, PA | 16% | 1% |
| 18610 | Blakeslee, PA | 5% | 0% |
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 Buck Township
Who provides electricity in Buck Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Buck Township?
Service Electric, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buck Township?
18661 (79%), 18424 (16%), 18610 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buck Township in?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Buck 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 Luzerne 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.
- 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.