Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dunbar, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Dunbar gets its mail under one ZIP code, 15431. Armstrong is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Dunbar.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunbar, 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 Dunbar.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunbar.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pa-American Water- Uniontown
Pa-American Water- Uniontown supplies Dunbar: about 44% of residents live in its service area. North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth serves another 29%. About 29% 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 Pa-American Water-Brownsville and Mawc Yough Plant as sellers) and serves 23,125 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s lower than 59% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA5260020.
6 home internet providers serve Dunbar
100% of 483 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable | 100% | 750/20 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 17% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| Konvergence Technologies | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/300 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Dunbar, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dunbar, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dunbarboropa.gov →
From dunbarboropa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-23. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dunbar is in Connellsville 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dunbar is in ZIP code 15431
ZIP codes where Dunbar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunbar | ZIP’s residents in Dunbar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15431 | Dunbar, PA | 100% | 23% |
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 Dunbar
Who supplies Dunbar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa-American Water- Uniontown (EPA ID PA5260020). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dunbar?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Dunbar?
Armstrong, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Konvergence Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dunbar?
15431. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunbar in?
Connellsville Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Dunbar?
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.
- 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: Dunbar’s own website (dunbarboropa.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.