Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clairton, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Clairton gets its mail under one ZIP code, 15025. Xfinity and Verizon both wire most of Clairton; 73% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clairton, 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 Clairton.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clairton. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania American Water supplies almost all of Clairton. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport and Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as sellers) and serves 686,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. PA5020039.
4 home internet providers serve Clairton
100% of 3,350 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Pro Waste picks up trash in Clairton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clairton, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- All cans: aluminum, bi-metal, steel (tin)
- Designated plastics: HDPE, PETE and PVC
- Aluminum cans
- Bi-metallic cans
- High grade paper
- Newsprint
- Corrugated paper
- Glass containers
- Magazines
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofclairton.com →
From cityofclairton.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-02-02, 2024-02-02T14:42:48+00:00, 2026, 2026-10-19, 2026-10-19T20:24:32+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.
Clairton is in Clairton City 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.
Clairton is in ZIP code 15025
ZIP codes where Clairton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clairton | ZIP’s residents in Clairton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15025 | Clairton, PA | 100% | 36% |
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 Clairton
Who supplies Clairton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pennsylvania American Water (EPA ID PA5020039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clairton?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clairton?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clairton?
15025. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clairton in?
Clairton City School District.
How do I register to vote in Clairton?
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: Clairton’s own website (cityofclairton.com), 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.