Durham Mill and Furnace · Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Durham Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Riegelsville Water Authority reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2025. Palisades School District runs the public schools in Durham Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Durham 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 Durham Township.
Water comes from Riegelsville Water Authority
Riegelsville Water Authority supplies Durham Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 980 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 2025. 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 23.0 ppb, above 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. PA1090058.
5 home internet providers serve Durham Township
90% of 548 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 86% | 1,000/40 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 5% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Durham Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Durham Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Durham Township is in Palisades 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Durham Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Durham Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Durham Township | ZIP’s residents in Durham Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18077 | Riegelsville, PA | 53% | 24% |
| 18930 | Kintnersville, PA | 46% | 21% |
| 18042 | Easton, PA | 1% | 0% |
18039 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Durham Township
Who supplies Durham Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Riegelsville Water Authority (EPA ID PA1090058). 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 23.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Durham Township?
Service Electric, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Durham Township?
18077 (53%), 18930 (46%), 18042 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Durham Township in?
Palisades School District.
How do I register to vote in Durham 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 Bucks 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.
- 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.