Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Carlisle, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Carlisle is Carlisle Compost Facility, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is UPMC Carlisle, 1.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carlisle, 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 Carlisle.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carlisle. 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.
Water comes from Carlisle Water Trmt Plt
Carlisle Water Trmt Plt supplies almost all of Carlisle. It draws surface water (EPA lists South Middleton Twp Water Auth as seller) and serves 26,000 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. PA7210002.
7 home internet providers serve Carlisle
100% of 6,088 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 78% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carlisle is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carlisle, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup map
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Borough Compost Facility (Post Road)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass food and beverage containers
- Newspapers (not bound or in plastic bags)
- Telephone books
- Printer, copier, and computer paper
- Debris-free portions of pizza boxes
From carlislepa.org, cms8.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 2, 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carlisle is in Carlisle 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carlisle is in ZIP code 17013
ZIP codes where Carlisle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carlisle | ZIP’s residents in Carlisle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17013 | Carlisle, PA | 100% | 55% |
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 Carlisle
Who supplies Carlisle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Carlisle Water Trmt Plt (EPA ID PA7210002). 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 2.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carlisle?
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 Carlisle?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Brightspeed, PA.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carlisle?
17013. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carlisle in?
Carlisle Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Carlisle?
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 Cumberland 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: Carlisle’s own website (carlislepa.org, cms8.revize.com), 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.