Photo: Darowles · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Conneaut Lakeshore, PA: what to set up and who to call
Conneaut Lakeshore has no town government of its own, so Crawford County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Conneaut School District. Power in Conneaut Lakeshore comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Conneaut Lakeshore, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Conneaut Lakeshore.
Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Conneaut Lakeshore. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Crawford Div
Aqua Pa Crawford Div supplies Conneaut Lakeshore: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Conneaut Lake Park Water serves another 17%. Hardwood Estates serves another 7%. About 22% 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 2,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2002, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA6200014.
5 home internet providers serve Conneaut Lakeshore
100% of 2,227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/20 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Conneaut Lakeshore’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Conneaut Lakeshore.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Conneaut Lakeshore is in Conneaut 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Conneaut Lakeshore is unincorporated, so Crawford County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Conneaut Lakeshore is in ZIP code 16316
ZIP codes where Conneaut Lakeshore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Conneaut Lakeshore | ZIP’s residents in Conneaut Lakeshore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16316 | Conneaut Lake, PA | 100% | 46% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Conneaut Lakeshore
Who supplies Conneaut Lakeshore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Crawford Div (EPA ID PA6200014). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Conneaut Lakeshore?
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Conneaut Lakeshore?
Armstrong, Kinetic, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Conneaut Lakeshore?
16316. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Conneaut Lakeshore in?
Conneaut School District.
How do I register to vote in Conneaut Lakeshore?
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 Crawford 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.