Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Delaware Water Gap, PA: what to set up and who to call
Delaware Water Gap Boro reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2022. The closest public drop-off to Delaware Water Gap is Twin Boroughs Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delaware Water Gap, 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 Water Gap.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Delaware Water Gap.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Delaware Water Gap Boro
Delaware Water Gap Boro supplies almost all of Delaware Water Gap. It draws ground water and serves 850 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2022. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA2450022.
3 home internet providers serve Delaware Water Gap
99% of 258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delaware Water Gap.
Twin Boroughs Recycling Center
This isn’t Delaware Water Gap’s own facility. Whether Delaware Water Gap residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Delaware Water Gap is in Stroudsburg 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.
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.
Delaware Water Gap spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Delaware Water Gap residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delaware Water Gap | ZIP’s residents in Delaware Water Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18327 | Delaware Water Gap, PA | 95% | 100% |
| 18360 | Stroudsburg, PA | 5% | 0% |
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 Water Gap
Who supplies Delaware Water Gap’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Delaware Water Gap Boro (EPA ID PA2450022). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Delaware Water Gap?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Delaware Water Gap?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Delaware Water Gap?
18327 (95%), 18360 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delaware Water Gap in?
Stroudsburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Delaware Water Gap?
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 Monroe 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.