Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Chest Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Westover Municipal Authority reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Chest Township comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chest 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 Chest Township.
Power comes from United Electric Coop
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves 94.5% of Chest Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Westover Municipal Authority
Westover Municipal Authority supplies Chest Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 456 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA6170040.
3 home internet providers serve Chest Township
44% of 318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | DSL | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless | 3% | 150/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chest Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chest Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chest Township is in Harmony Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chest Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chest Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chest Township | ZIP’s residents in Chest Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15753 | La Jose, PA | 78% | 78% |
| 16656 | Irvona, PA | 22% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 16692.
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 Chest Township
Who supplies Chest Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Westover Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA6170040). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chest Township?
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Chest Township?
Kinetic, Verizon, In The Stix Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chest Township?
15753 (78%), 16656 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chest Township in?
Harmony Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Chest 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 Clearfield 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.