Photo: Doug Kerr (Dougtone) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Damascus Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Pine Grove Estates water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. For emergencies, Damascus Township is closest to Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills, 8.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Damascus Township, 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 Damascus Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.3% of Damascus Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pine Grove Estates water system
The Pine Grove Estates water system supplies Damascus Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 263 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 10.0 ppb, below 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. PA2640049.
7 home internet providers serve Damascus Township
86% of 2,405 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 59% | 2,000/40 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NEP Telcom | Fiber | 6% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Damascus Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Damascus Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Damascus Township is in Wayne Highlands 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Damascus Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Damascus Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Damascus Township | ZIP’s residents in Damascus Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18415 | Damascus, PA | 32% | 94% |
| 18405 | Beach Lake, PA | 31% | 48% |
| 18443 | Milanville, PA | 13% | 100% |
| 18469 | Tyler Hill, PA | 11% | 100% |
| 18431 | Honesdale, PA | 8% | 2% |
| 18417 | Equinunk, PA | 5% | 19% |
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 Damascus Township
Who supplies Damascus Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pine Grove Estates water system (EPA ID PA2640049). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Damascus Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Damascus Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Spectrum, NEP Telcom, Verizon, ICON Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Damascus Township?
18415 (32%), 18405 (31%), 18443 (13%), 18469 (11%), 18431 (8%), 18417 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Damascus Township in?
Wayne Highlands School District.
How do I register to vote in Damascus 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 Wayne 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.