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The Colley Township handbook

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

The latest lead test reported by Red Rock Job Corps Center, which supplies Colley Township, came in at 222.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), above the 15 ppb action level. Power in Colley Township comes from Claverack Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Colley 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 Colley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Claverack Rural Elec Coop

Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 73.5% of Colley Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 Red Rock Job Corps Center

Red Rock Job Corps Center supplies Colley Township: about 24% of residents live in its service area. About 76% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 425 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile222.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2022, was 222.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. PA2570005.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Colley Township

70% of 545 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber, DSL51%7,000/7,000
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable31%2,000/40
Revolution BroadbandFiber18%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Colley Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colley Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Colley Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Colley Township kids go to
K–6Sullivan Co El Schin Laporte
7–12Sullivan Co JSHSin Laporte

Colley Township is in Sullivan County School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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

Colley Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Colley TownshipZIP’s residents in Colley Township
18628Lopez, PA39%98%
18614Dushore, PA35%10%
17814Benton, PA26%3%
Area code570Wikidata

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 Colley Township

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

Red Rock Job Corps Center (EPA ID PA2570005). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 222.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Colley Township?

Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Colley Township?

Frontier, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Revolution Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Colley Township?

18628 (39%), 18614 (35%), 17814 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Colley Township in?

Sullivan County School District.

How do I register to vote in Colley 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 Sullivan 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.