Living in Continental Courts, PA: what to set up and who to call
Continental Courts has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bellefonte Area School District. The closest public drop-off to Continental Courts is Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Continental Courts, 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 Continental Courts.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Continental Courts.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from State College Boro Water Auth
State College Boro Water Auth supplies almost all of Continental Courts. It draws surface water and serves 72,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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 87% 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. PA4140096.
2 home internet providers serve Continental Courts
100% of 417 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Continental Courts.
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority
253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 · run by Centre County
This isn’t Continental Courts’ own facility. Whether Continental Courts residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Continental Courts is in Bellefonte Area 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
Continental Courts is unincorporated, so Centre County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Continental Courts is in ZIP code 16823
ZIP codes where Continental Courts residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Continental Courts | ZIP’s residents in Continental Courts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16823 | Bellefonte, PA | 100% | 2% |
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 Continental Courts
Who supplies Continental Courts’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
State College Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA4140096). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Continental Courts?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Continental Courts?
Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Continental Courts?
16823. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Continental Courts in?
Bellefonte Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Continental Courts?
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 Centre 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.