Photo: Jack · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Centre Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Centre Township goes to 19541 (80% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Schuylkill Valley Community Library, 3.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centre 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 Centre Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Centre Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Hillcrest Estates II
Aqua Pa Hillcrest Estates II supplies Centre Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. Wbwa Mohrsville District serves another 6%. About 84% 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 214 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. PA3060133.
5 home internet providers serve Centre Township
96% of 1,608 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 89% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Centre Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Centre Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Centre Township is in Schuylkill Valley School District.
A−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Centre Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Centre Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centre Township | ZIP’s residents in Centre Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19541 | Mohrsville, PA | 80% | 79% |
| 19533 | Leesport, PA | 14% | 8% |
| 19506 | Bernville, PA | 3% | 2% |
| 19526 | Hamburg, PA | 2% | 1% |
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 Centre Township
Who supplies Centre Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Hillcrest Estates II (EPA ID PA3060133). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Centre Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Centre Township?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centre Township?
19541 (80%), 19533 (14%), 19506 (3%), 19526 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centre Township in?
Schuylkill Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Centre 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 Berks 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.