Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Dushore, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Dushore comes from Sullivan County R E C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Troy Community Hospital is the closest ER, 27.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dushore, 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 Dushore.
Power comes from Sullivan County R E C
Sullivan County R E C (Sullivan County R E C, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dushore.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dushore Water Authority
Dushore Water Authority supplies almost all of Dushore. It draws ground water and serves 400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 5.0 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. PA2570003.
5 home internet providers serve Dushore
98% of 280 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 78% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Dushore: once a month (2nd Tuesday)
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dushore, from the town’s own site.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Aluminum cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Mixed paper / junk mail
- HDPE colored plastic
- HDPE natural plastic
- PET plastic
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dushorepa.gov →
From dushorepa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2013-03-01, 2026-08-20. 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.
Dushore is in Sullivan County 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.
Dushore is in ZIP code 18614
ZIP codes where Dushore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dushore | ZIP’s residents in Dushore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18614 | Dushore, PA | 100% | 21% |
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 Dushore
Who supplies Dushore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dushore Water Authority (EPA ID PA2570003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dushore?
Sullivan County R E C (Sullivan County R E C, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Dushore?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dushore?
18614. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dushore in?
Sullivan County School District.
How do I register to vote in Dushore?
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 Sullivan 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: Dushore’s own website (dushorepa.gov), read Oct 22, 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.