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The Covington Township handbook

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

Power in Covington Township comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Mount Nittany Medical Center, 26.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Covington 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 Covington Township.

Electricity

Power comes from United Electric Coop

United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Covington Township.

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 Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system

The Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system supplies Covington Township: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 1,700 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.

Lead, 90th percentile27.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 27.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA6170045.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Covington Township

63% of 394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Zito MediaCable47%1,000/25
VerizonFixed wireless15%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Covington Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Covington 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.

Covington Township kids go to
K–6Clearfield Area El Schin Clearfield
7–12Clearfield Area JSHSin Clearfield

Covington Township is in Clearfield 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Covington Township is in ZIP code 16836

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Covington TownshipZIP’s residents in Covington Township
16836Frenchville, PA100%42%

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 Covington Township

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

The Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system (EPA ID PA6170045). 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 27.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Covington Township?

United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Covington Township?

Zito Media, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Covington Township?

16836. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Covington Township in?

Clearfield Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Covington 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 Clearfield 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.