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The Croydon handbook

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

Croydon has no town government of its own, so Bucks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bristol Township School District. Croydon has its own train station.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Croydon, 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 Croydon.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Croydon. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy 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 Aqua Pa Bristol

Aqua Pa Bristol supplies almost all of Croydon. It draws surface water (EPA lists Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth as seller) and serves 28,727 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1090001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Croydon

100% of 3,303 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/2,000
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless87%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless72%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 Croydon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Croydon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCroydon 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.

Croydon kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Truman SHSin Levittown

Croydon is in Bristol Township 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

Croydon is unincorporated, so Bucks County is the local government.

Local governmentBucks CountyCroydon is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBucks County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Bucks County (county election office). 55 E. Court St., Doylestown, PA 18901-4318 · (215) 348-6154 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Croydon is in ZIP code 19021

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CroydonZIP’s residents in Croydon
19021Croydon, PA100%100%

A few homes fall in 19007.

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Croydon

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

Aqua Pa Bristol (EPA ID PA1090001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Croydon?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Croydon?

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

What ZIP codes are in Croydon?

19021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Croydon in?

Bristol Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Croydon?

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 Bucks 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.