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The Colebrookdale Township handbook

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

The Boyertown Muni Auth water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. The closest public drop-off to Colebrookdale Township is Waste Management - Gilbertsville Facility, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Colebrookdale Township, 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 Colebrookdale Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colebrookdale Township.

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 Boyertown Muni Auth water system

The Boyertown Muni Auth water system supplies Colebrookdale Township: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 8,000 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. PA3060081.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Colebrookdale Township

99% of 1,978 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber96%2,000/250
Windstream ConestogaFiber, DSL90%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless42%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless36%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colebrookdale Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.8 mi from the center of Colebrookdale Township

Waste Management - Gilbertsville Facility

197 Swamp Creek Road, Gilbertsville, PA

This isn’t Colebrookdale Township’s own facility. Whether Colebrookdale Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check colebrookdale.org.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Colebrookdale Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Boyertown Area MS-WestBoyertown Area School District
9–12Boyertown Area SHSBoyertown Area School District

Colebrookdale Township is in Boyertown Area School District.

B+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

Colebrookdale Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Colebrookdale TownshipZIP’s residents in Colebrookdale Township
19512Boyertown, PA88%27%
19505Bechtelsville, PA7%11%
19545New Berlinville, PA4%100%

A few homes fall in 19525.

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Colebrookdale Township

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

The Boyertown Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA3060081). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Colebrookdale Township?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Colebrookdale Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Colebrookdale Township?

19512 (88%), 19505 (7%), 19545 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Colebrookdale Township in?

Boyertown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Colebrookdale 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 Berks 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: 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.