Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Delaware Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Delaware Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 18328 holds the most residents (99%). For an emergency, Newton Medical Center is the closest ER, 15.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Delaware Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pawc Wild Acres water system
The Pawc Wild Acres water system supplies Delaware Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. Pawc Marcel Lakes serves another 15%. About 54% 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 2,943 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2013, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2013: 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. PA2520034.
3 home internet providers serve Delaware Township
98% of 4,385 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Delaware Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delaware Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Delaware Township is in Delaware Valley 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Delaware Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Delaware Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delaware Township | ZIP’s residents in Delaware Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18328 | Dingmans Ferry, PA | 99% | 91% |
| 18337 | Milford, PA | 1% | 1% |
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 Delaware Township
Who supplies Delaware Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pawc Wild Acres water system (EPA ID PA2520034). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2013), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Delaware Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Delaware Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Delaware Township?
18328 (99%), 18337 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delaware Township in?
Delaware Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Delaware 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 Pike 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.