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The Collier Township handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Collier Township is Goodwill Donation Drop Off, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The nearest library is Andrew Carnegie Free Library, 2.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Collier 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 Collier Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duquesne Light

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 89.7% of Collier Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light 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 Pennsylvania American Water

Pennsylvania American Water supplies almost all of Collier Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport and Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as sellers) and serves 686,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. PA5020039.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Collier Township

100% of 3,879 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless59%25/3

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 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Collier Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.6 mi from the center of Collier Township

Goodwill Donation Drop Off

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

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

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Collier Township kids go to
K–2Chartiers Valley Primary SchChartiers Valley School District
3–5Chartiers Valley Intrmd Schoolin Pittsburgh
6–8Chartiers Valley MSChartiers Valley School District
9–12Chartiers Valley HSChartiers Valley School District

Collier Township is in Chartiers Valley 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

Collier Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Collier TownshipZIP’s residents in Collier Township
15106Carnegie, PA46%22%
15071Oakdale, PA22%16%
15142Presto, PA21%98%
15017Bridgeville, PA11%6%
15205Pittsburgh, PA1%0%

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 Collier Township

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

Pennsylvania American Water (EPA ID PA5020039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Collier Township?

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Collier Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Collier Township?

15106 (46%), 15071 (22%), 15142 (21%), 15017 (11%), 15205 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Collier Township in?

Chartiers Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Collier 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 Allegheny 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.