Eliza Furnace · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainLiving in Buffington Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Highridge Water Auth has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.4 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Buffington Township comes from REA Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buffington 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 Buffington Township.
Power comes from REA Energy Coop
REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Buffington Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 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 Highridge Water Auth
Highridge Water Auth supplies Buffington Township: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 16,000 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 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. PA5650069.
Which providers serve Buffington Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Buffington Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Buffington Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buffington Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buffington Township is in United School District.
ASchool 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 Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Buffington Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Buffington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buffington Township | ZIP’s residents in Buffington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15748 | Homer City, PA | 79% | 14% |
| 15961 | Vintondale, PA | 13% | 18% |
| 15929 | Dilltown, PA | 5% | 100% |
| 15765 | Penn Run, PA | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 15957.
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 Buffington Township
Who supplies Buffington Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Highridge Water Auth (EPA ID PA5650069). 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 6.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buffington Township?
REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Buffington Township?
15748 (79%), 15961 (13%), 15929 (5%), 15765 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buffington Township in?
United School District.
How do I register to vote in Buffington 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 Indiana 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): pending.