Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Chestnuthill Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Chestnuthill Township spans 9 ZIP codes; 18330 holds the most residents (45%). The closest ER is St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus, 8.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chestnuthill 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 Chestnuthill Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chestnuthill Township. 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 Aqua Pa Sun Valley
Aqua Pa Sun Valley supplies Chestnuthill Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 120 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 58.3 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA2450054.
7 home internet providers serve Chestnuthill Township
99% of 6,668 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 27% | 300/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 26% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Palmerton Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 3% | 10/1 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 2% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Chestnuthill Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chestnuthill Township, from the town’s own site.
Chestnuthill Township Recycling Center/Transfer Station
3223 Hillcrest Drive, Effort, PA 18330
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs, Junkmail, Office Paper, Books
- Rigid Plastics
- Aluminum Cans & Tin (Bi-Metal)
From chestnuthilltwp-pa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Chestnuthill Township is in Pleasant Valley 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chestnuthill Township spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chestnuthill Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chestnuthill Township | ZIP’s residents in Chestnuthill Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18330 | Effort, PA | 45% | 90% |
| 18353 | Saylorsburg, PA | 27% | 37% |
| 18322 | Brodheadsville, PA | 15% | 100% |
| 18360 | Stroudsburg, PA | 4% | 2% |
| 18354 | Sciota, PA | 2% | 37% |
| 18610 | Blakeslee, PA | 2% | 8% |
| 18058 | Kunkletown, PA | 1% | 3% |
| 18331 | Gilbert, PA | 1% | 44% |
| 18210 | Albrightsville, PA | 1% | 3% |
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 Chestnuthill Township
Who supplies Chestnuthill Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Sun Valley (EPA ID PA2450054). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 58.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chestnuthill Township?
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 Chestnuthill Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, Frontier, Palmerton Telephone Company, Breezeline, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chestnuthill Township?
18330 (45%), 18353 (27%), 18322 (15%), 18360 (4%), 18354 (2%), 18610 (2%), 18058 (1%), 18331 (1%), 18210 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chestnuthill Township in?
Pleasant Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Chestnuthill 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 Monroe 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: Chestnuthill Township’s own website (chestnuthilltwp-pa.gov), 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.