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The Crenshaw handbook

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

Crenshaw has no town government of its own, so Jefferson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Brockway Area School District. Power in Crenshaw comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Crenshaw has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Jefferson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Crenshaw’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Crenshaw, 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 Crenshaw.

Electricity

Power comes from United Electric Coop

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

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 Brockway Boro Municipal Auth water system

The Brockway Boro Municipal Auth water system supplies almost all of Crenshaw. It draws surface water and serves 4,384 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 57% 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. PA6330002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Crenshaw

99% of 223 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
KineticFiber, DSL75%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless32%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless26%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless4%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 Crenshaw’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crenshaw.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCrenshaw has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Crenshaw kids go to
K–6Brockway Area Elementary Schin Brockway
7–12Brockway Area JSHSin Brockway

Crenshaw is in Brockway 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Crenshaw is unincorporated, so Jefferson County is the local government.

Local governmentJefferson CountyCrenshaw is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJefferson County Voter RegistrarElections here are run by Jefferson County (county election office). Jefferson Place, 155 Main St, 2nd Fl, Brookville, PA 15825-1269 · (814) 849-1653 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Crenshaw spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CrenshawZIP’s residents in Crenshaw
15824Brockway, PA84%7%
15823Brockport, PA16%5%

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 Crenshaw

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

The Brockway Boro Municipal Auth water system (EPA ID PA6330002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Crenshaw?

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

What internet providers serve Crenshaw?

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

What ZIP codes are in Crenshaw?

15824 (84%), 15823 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Crenshaw in?

Brockway Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Crenshaw?

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 Jefferson County Voter Registrar. 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.