Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in East Cameron Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to East Cameron Township is Waste Management Coal Township, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The ER is a drive from East Cameron Township: the closest is Geisinger Medical Center, 15.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Cameron 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 East Cameron Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Cameron Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa East Cameron
Aqua Pa East Cameron supplies East Cameron Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. About 60% 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 200 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 Jul–Dec 1993, was 16.0 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. PA4490011.
5 home internet providers serve East Cameron Township
96% of 325 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 5% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Cameron Township.
Waste Management Coal Township
206 Quarry Road, Coal Township, PA, 17866
This isn’t East Cameron Township’s own facility. Whether East Cameron Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Cameron Township is in Shamokin 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Cameron Township is in ZIP code 17872
ZIP codes where East Cameron Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Cameron Township | ZIP’s residents in East Cameron Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17872 | Shamokin, PA | 100% | 7% |
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 East Cameron Township
Who supplies East Cameron Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa East Cameron (EPA ID PA4490011). 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 16.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Cameron Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve East Cameron Township?
Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, PA.net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Cameron Township?
17872. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Cameron Township in?
Shamokin Area School District.
How do I register to vote in East Cameron 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 Northumberland 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.