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The Collegeville handbook

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

Tuesday is trash day in Collegeville; Whitetail Disposal collects. Perkiomen Valley School District runs the public schools in Collegeville.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Collegeville, 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 Collegeville.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Collegeville. 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 Collegeville Trappe Joint Pwd water system

The Collegeville Trappe Joint Pwd water system supplies almost all of Collegeville. It draws ground water and serves 8,470 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. PA1460022.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Collegeville

100% of 1,261 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless93%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless71%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Collegeville is Tuesday

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

Trash haulerWhitetail DisposalPicks up trash in Collegevillecollegeville-pa.gov
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • RecyclingEvery week, Tue
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Aluminum, steel and tin cans
  • Clear, green and brown glass
  • Newspapers, magazines and phone books
  • Cardboard (cut to fit into the recycling container)

From collegeville-pa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2023-06-27T15:16:51+00:00, 2026-09-15T20:03:17+00:00. 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.

Collegeville kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Perkiomen Valley HSPerkiomen Valley School District

Collegeville is in Perkiomen Valley 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Collegeville is in ZIP code 19426

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CollegevilleZIP’s residents in Collegeville
19426Collegeville, PA100%12%

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 Collegeville

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

The Collegeville Trappe Joint Pwd water system (EPA ID PA1460022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Collegeville?

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

What internet providers serve Collegeville?

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

What ZIP codes are in Collegeville?

19426. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Collegeville in?

Perkiomen Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Collegeville?

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 Montgomery 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: Collegeville’s own website (collegeville-pa.gov), read Oct 23, 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.