Living in Carroll Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in Carroll Township; Penn Waste Inc. collects. Tap water in most of Carroll Township comes from Dillsburg Area Authority, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carroll 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 Carroll Township.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Carroll Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 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 Dillsburg Area Authority
Dillsburg Area Authority supplies Carroll Township: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 8,962 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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. PA7670071.
5 home internet providers serve Carroll Township
100% of 2,555 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carroll Township is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carroll Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Carroll Township Leaf Waste Recycling Facility
- Mon7 am–8 pm
- Tue7 am–8 pm
- Wed7 am–8 pm
- Thu7 am–8 pm
- Fri7 am–8 pm
- Sat7 am–8 pm
- Mon7 am–5 pm
- Tue7 am–5 pm
- Wed7 am–5 pm
- Thu7 am–5 pm
- Fri7 am–5 pm
- Sat7 am–5 pm
Cost: Residents: no charge for key card application; replacement card $20.00
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From carrolltownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Carroll Township is in Northern York County 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carroll Township is in ZIP code 17019
ZIP codes where Carroll Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carroll Township | ZIP’s residents in Carroll Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17019 | Dillsburg, PA | 100% | 36% |
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 Carroll Township
Who supplies Carroll Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dillsburg Area Authority (EPA ID PA7670071). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Carroll Township?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carroll Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, PA.net, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carroll Township?
17019. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carroll Township in?
Northern York County School District.
How do I register to vote in Carroll 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 York 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: Carroll Township’s own website (carrolltownship.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.