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The Butler handbook

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

All of Butler gets its mail under one ZIP code, 16001. Public schools here are run by Butler Area School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Butler, 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 Butler.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa American Water Co Butler

Pa American Water Co Butler supplies almost all of Butler. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Butler

100% of 4,991 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongFiber, Cable100%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL96%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless22%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless13%25/3
Prologic Technology ServicesFixed wireless12%100/50
T-MobileFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Butler: every other week

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Butler, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other weekRecycling picked up at the curbcityofbutler.org
Recycling drop-off

TC Recycling LLC Hutchman Road Convenience Center

120 Hutchman Road, Mars

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOne bulky waste item per residential unit is picked up the week opposite recycling collection, included in Level 1 service
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecityofbutler.org →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofbutler.org →

From cityofbutler.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Butler kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Butler Area IHSButler Area School District
9–12Butler Area SHSButler Area School District

Butler is in Butler Area School District.

B−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

Butler is in ZIP code 16001

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ButlerZIP’s residents in Butler
16001Butler, PA100%34%

A few homes fall in 16002. 16003 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 Butler

Who supplies Butler’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.

What internet providers serve Butler?

Armstrong, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, Prologic Technology Services, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Butler?

16001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Butler in?

Butler Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Butler?

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 Butler 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.
  • Trash: Butler’s own website (cityofbutler.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.