Photo: Editorofthewiki · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cetronia, PA: what to set up and who to call
Cetronia has no town government of its own, so Lehigh County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Parkland School District. Swt Main System has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cetronia, 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 Cetronia.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cetronia. 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 Swt Main System
Swt Main System supplies Cetronia: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Lca Allentown Division serves another 31%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lca Allentown Division and Swt Allentown Cons System as sellers) and serves 14,500 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 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. PA3390065.
6 home internet providers serve Cetronia
100% of 976 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 100% | 1,500/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 99% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cetronia.
Allentown Yard Waste Site
· run by City of Allentown
This isn’t Cetronia’s own facility. Whether Cetronia residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cetronia is in Parkland School District.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cetronia is unincorporated, so Lehigh County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cetronia is in ZIP code 18104
ZIP codes where Cetronia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cetronia | ZIP’s residents in Cetronia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18104 | Allentown, PA | 100% | 5% |
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 Cetronia
Who supplies Cetronia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Swt Main System (EPA ID PA3390065). 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 6.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cetronia?
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 Cetronia?
Astound Broadband, Service Electric, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cetronia?
18104. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cetronia in?
Parkland School District.
How do I register to vote in Cetronia?
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 Lehigh 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.