Living in Clarks Summit, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Clarks Summit is Lackawanna County Recycling, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Clarks Summit is closest to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City, 4.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clarks Summit, 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 Clarks Summit.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clarks Summit. 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 Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton supplies almost all of Clarks Summit. It draws surface water and serves 137,142 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. PA2359008.
7 home internet providers serve Clarks Summit
100% of 2,032 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Clarks Summit depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clarks Summit, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on clarkssummitboro.org →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper, junk mail and cardboard (no hard backbooks, no contaminated pizza boxes)
- Aluminum
- Glass (no window glass, mirrors or light bulbs)
- Cans
- Shredded paper (must be in clear plastic bags)
From clarkssummitboro.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Clarks Summit is in Abington Heights School District.
ASchool 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.
Clarks Summit is in ZIP code 18411
ZIP codes where Clarks Summit residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clarks Summit | ZIP’s residents in Clarks Summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18411 | Clarks Summit, PA | 100% | 22% |
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 Clarks Summit
Who supplies Clarks Summit’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (EPA ID PA2359008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clarks Summit?
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 Clarks Summit?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, ICON Technologies, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clarks Summit?
18411. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clarks Summit in?
Abington Heights School District.
How do I register to vote in Clarks Summit?
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 Lackawanna 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: Clarks Summit’s own website (clarkssummitboro.org), 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.