Photo: S>MacMillen · Public domainLiving in Ceres Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Ceres Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 16748 holds the most residents (73%). The closest ER is Olean General Hospital, 12.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ceres 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 Ceres Township.
Water comes from Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept supplies Ceres Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 1,250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1997, was 1800.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1997: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA6530013.
Which providers serve Ceres Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ceres 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 Ceres Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ceres Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ceres Township (69%) is in Oswayo Valley School District; parts are in Otto-Eldred School District (31%).
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Ceres Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ceres Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ceres Township | ZIP’s residents in Ceres Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16748 | Shinglehouse, PA | 73% | 22% |
| 16731 | Eldred, PA | 27% | 9% |
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 Ceres Township
Who supplies Ceres Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept (EPA ID PA6530013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1800.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1997), against a 15 ppb action level.
What ZIP codes are in Ceres Township?
16748 (73%), 16731 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ceres Township in?
Oswayo Valley School District. Parts of the city are in Otto-Eldred School District.
How do I register to vote in Ceres 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 McKean 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: 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.