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The East Berlin handbook

Living in East Berlin, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in East Berlin comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin, at 105 Locust Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Berlin, 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 East Berlin.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of East Berlin. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 East Berlin Area Joint Auth water system

The East Berlin Area Joint Auth water system supplies almost all of East Berlin. It draws ground water and serves 1,750 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile16.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 16.1 ppb, above 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. PA7010003.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve East Berlin

100% of 580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless96%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless70%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have East Berlin’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Berlin.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in East Berlin or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

East Berlin kids go to
K–4Bermudian Springs El Schin York Springs
5–8Bermudian Springs MSin York Springs
9–12Bermudian Springs HSin York Springs

East Berlin is in Bermudian Springs 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

East Berlin is in ZIP code 17316

ZIP codes where East Berlin residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of East BerlinZIP’s residents in East Berlin
17316East Berlin, PA100%18%

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 East Berlin

Who supplies East Berlin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The East Berlin Area Joint Auth water system (EPA ID PA7010003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 16.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in East Berlin?

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve East Berlin?

Xfinity, PA.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in East Berlin?

17316. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Berlin in?

Bermudian Springs School District.

How do I register to vote in East Berlin?

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 Adams 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.