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The Coatesville handbook

Living in Coatesville, PA: what to set up and who to call

All of Coatesville gets its mail under one ZIP code, 19320. Coatesville has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coatesville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Coatesville.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coatesville. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa American Coatesville water system

The Pa American Coatesville water system supplies almost all of Coatesville. It draws surface water and serves 36,960 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA1150106.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Coatesville

100% of 3,422 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Coatesville is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Coatesville, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homecoatesville.org
Trash dayAny weekdayDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)
  • Bulky itemsCall to book
Drop-off

Coatesville Drop-off

51 Maple Avenue, Coatesville, PA

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–4 pm
  • Tue8 am–4 pm
  • Wed8 am–4 pm
  • Thu8 am–4 pm
  • Fri8 am–4 pm
Yard waste drop-off

Central Chester County Recycling Authority compost site

2240 Upper Gap Road, South Coatesville, PA

The town’s recycling and trash guidesChapter 190 Solid Waste Recycling Code (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to book
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecoatesville.org →

From coatesville.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-11-29, 2025, 2025-04-29, 2026-07-13. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Coatesville kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Scott MSCoatesville Area School District
10–12Coatesville Area SHSCoatesville Area School District

Coatesville is in Coatesville Area 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Coatesville is in ZIP code 19320

ZIP codes where Coatesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CoatesvilleZIP’s residents in Coatesville
19320Coatesville, PA100%25%
Area code610Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Coatesville

Who supplies Coatesville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Pa American Coatesville water system (EPA ID PA1150106). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Coatesville?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Coatesville?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Coatesville?

19320. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coatesville in?

Coatesville Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Coatesville?

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 Chester 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: Coatesville’s own website (coatesville.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.