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The Delta handbook

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

All of Delta gets its mail under one ZIP code, 17314. South Eastern School District runs the public schools in Delta.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Delta.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Delta. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Delta Boro Water Sys

Delta Boro Water Sys supplies almost all of Delta. It draws ground water and serves 1,400 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 6.0 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. PA7670070.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Delta

100% of 282 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable100%1,000/20
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
Double Dog CommunicationsFixed wireless83%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless65%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless63%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Delta’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delta.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Delta kids go to
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8South Eastern MSin Fawn Grove
9–12Kennard-Dale HSin Fawn Grove

Delta is in South Eastern 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Delta is in ZIP code 17314

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DeltaZIP’s residents in Delta
17314Delta, PA100%12%

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.

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

Questions about living in Delta

Who supplies Delta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Delta Boro Water Sys (EPA ID PA7670070). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Delta?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Delta?

Armstrong, Verizon, Double Dog Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Delta?

17314. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Delta in?

South Eastern School District.

How do I register to vote in Delta?

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 York 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.