Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dallas, PA: what to set up and who to call
Veolia Water Pa Dallas reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Dec 2025. Dallas School District runs the public schools in Dallas.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dallas, 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 Dallas.
Power comes from UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dallas. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water Pa Dallas
Veolia Water Pa Dallas supplies Dallas: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Veolia Water Pa Shavertown and Aqua Pa Midway as sellers) and serves 7,563 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Dec 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. PA2400076.
5 home internet providers serve Dallas
100% of 1,123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Dallas
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dallas, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dallasborough.org →
From dallasborough.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dallas is in Dallas School District.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dallas is in ZIP code 18612
ZIP codes where Dallas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dallas | ZIP’s residents in Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18612 | Dallas, PA | 100% | 15% |
18690 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Dallas
Who supplies Dallas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Pa Dallas (EPA ID PA2400076). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dallas?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dallas?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dallas?
18612. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dallas in?
Dallas School District.
How do I register to vote in Dallas?
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 Luzerne 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: Dallas’ own website (dallasborough.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.