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The Deer Lake handbook

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

Deer Lake has no town government of its own, so Fayette County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Uniontown Area School District. Uniontown Public Library, 7.9 miles away, is the closest library to Deer Lake.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Deer Lake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Fayette County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Deer Lake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Deer Lake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWest Penn Powerinvestor-owned utilityMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Deer Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolUniontown Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes15470, 15421Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Deer Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deer Lake.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Deer Lake

100% of 299 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
QCOLFiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable98%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless15%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Deer Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deer Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDeer Lake 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.

Deer Lake kids go to
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Uniontown Area SHSin Uniontown

Deer Lake is in Uniontown 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

Deer Lake is unincorporated, so Fayette County is the local government.

Local governmentFayette CountyDeer Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereFayette County Election BureauElections here are run by Fayette County (county election office). 2 West Main Street, Suite 111, Uniontown, PA 15401 · (724) 430-1289 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2022
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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Deer Lake spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Deer LakeZIP’s residents in Deer Lake
15470Ohiopyle, PA72%40%
15421Chalk Hill, PA28%100%

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.

Nearest emergency roomUniontown Hospital9 miles awayGet a library cardUniontown Public Library24 Jefferson St. · (724) 437-1165

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Deer Lake

Who provides electricity in Deer Lake?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Deer Lake?

QCOL, Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Deer Lake?

15470 (72%), 15421 (28%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Deer Lake in?

Uniontown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Deer Lake?

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 Fayette County Election Bureau. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.