Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cleveland Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Cleveland Township is Kulpmont Recycling Drop-Off Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Public schools here are run by Southern Columbia Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cleveland 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.
Which providers serve Cleveland Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cleveland Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cleveland Township.
Kulpmont Recycling Drop-Off Center
860 Spruce Street, Kulpmont, PA, 17834
This isn’t Cleveland Township’s own facility. Whether Cleveland Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check clevelandtownship.net.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cleveland Township is in Southern Columbia Area School District.
A−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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cleveland Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cleveland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cleveland Township | ZIP’s residents in Cleveland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17824 | Elysburg, PA | 57% | 16% |
| 17820 | Catawissa, PA | 36% | 7% |
| 17858 | Numidia, PA | 7% | 100% |
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 Cleveland Township
Who provides electricity in Cleveland Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Cleveland Township?
17824 (57%), 17820 (36%), 17858 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cleveland Township in?
Southern Columbia Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Cleveland 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 Columbia 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.
- 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): pending.