Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Cheswick, PA: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in Cheswick. For home internet, most of Cheswick can choose between Xfinity and Verizon.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cheswick, 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 Cheswick.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cheswick.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cheswick Boro Water Dept
Cheswick Boro Water Dept supplies almost all of Cheswick. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Harmar Twp Muni Auth as seller) and serves 1,861 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 Jul–Dec 1994, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1994: 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. PA5020008.
4 home internet providers serve Cheswick
100% of 844 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cheswick is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cheswick, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From cheswick.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025-05-29, 2025-05-29T15:34:49+00:00, 2026-03-19T19:34:43+00:00. 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.
Cheswick is in Allegheny Valley School District.
C+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.
Cheswick is in ZIP code 15024
ZIP codes where Cheswick residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cheswick | ZIP’s residents in Cheswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15024 | Cheswick, PA | 100% | 19% |
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 Cheswick
Who supplies Cheswick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cheswick Boro Water Dept (EPA ID PA5020008). 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 10.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cheswick?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Cheswick?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cheswick?
15024. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cheswick in?
Allegheny Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Cheswick?
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 Allegheny 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: Cheswick’s own website (cheswick.us), read Oct 22, 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.