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The Douglass Township handbook

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

Douglass Township has its own drop-off, Douglass Township Recycling Center, on 108 Municipal Drive. Public schools here are run by Boyertown Area School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Douglass Township, 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 Douglass Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Douglass Township.

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 Aqua Pa Superior Main System

Aqua Pa Superior Main System supplies Douglass Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Dtma Cedar Crest Farms serves another 6%. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pottstown Borough Water Auth as seller) and serves 11,400 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1460085.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Douglass Township

98% of 3,728 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable96%2,000/250
Windstream ConestogaDSL, Fiber90%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber44%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless51%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Douglass Township has its own drop-off: Douglass Township Recycling Center

Where to take trash and recycling in Douglass Township, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Douglass Township Recycling Center

108 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville, PA, 19525

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Douglass Township kids go to
K–5Gilbertsville El SchBoyertown Area School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Boyertown Area SHSin Boyertown

Douglass Township is in Boyertown Area School District.

B+School gradeSee 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

Douglass Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Douglass TownshipZIP’s residents in Douglass Township
19525Gilbertsville, PA69%44%
19504Barto, PA16%31%
19512Boyertown, PA12%8%
19505Bechtelsville, PA2%5%

A few homes fall in 19464, 19472.

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 Douglass Township

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

Aqua Pa Superior Main System (EPA ID PA1460085). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Douglass Township?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Douglass Township?

Xfinity, Windstream Conestoga, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Douglass Township?

19525 (69%), 19504 (16%), 19512 (12%), 19505 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Douglass Township in?

Boyertown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Douglass 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 Montgomery 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.