Photo: Coemgenus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Earl Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Earl Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 19512 holds the most residents (93%). Public schools here are run by Boyertown Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Earl 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 Earl Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Earl Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Glen Alsace Div water system
The Paw Glen Alsace Div water system supplies Earl Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. The Acorns LLC serves another 6%. About 87% 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 Reading Area Water Authority and Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth as sellers) and serves 24,951 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 Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. PA3060088.
6 home internet providers serve Earl Township
95% of 1,287 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Conestoga | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Service Electric | Cable, Fiber | 62% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 29% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 25% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Earl Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Earl Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Earl 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.
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.
Earl Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Earl Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Earl Township | ZIP’s residents in Earl Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19512 | Boyertown, PA | 93% | 17% |
| 19518 | Douglassville, PA | 4% | 1% |
| 19547 | Oley, PA | 2% | 2% |
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 Earl Township
Who supplies Earl Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Glen Alsace Div water system (EPA ID PA3060088). 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 (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Earl Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Earl Township?
Windstream Conestoga, Service Electric, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Earl Township?
19512 (93%), 19518 (4%), 19547 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Earl Township in?
Boyertown Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Earl 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 Berks 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.