Byers-Muma House · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in East Donegal Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The East Donegal water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Most homes in East Donegal Township have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and Brightspeed.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Donegal 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 Donegal Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.0% of East Donegal Township residents. 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 East Donegal water system
The East Donegal water system supplies East Donegal Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Mt Joy Boro Auth serves another 19%. Columbia Water Co serves another 16%. About 9% 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 4,048 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. PA7360083.
7 home internet providers serve East Donegal Township
99% of 2,953 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 59% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| Double Dog Communications | Fixed wireless | 5% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have East Donegal Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Donegal Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Donegal Township is in Donegal School District.
BSchool 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Donegal Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Donegal Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Donegal Township | ZIP’s residents in East Donegal Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17547 | Marietta, PA | 63% | 67% |
| 17552 | Mount Joy, PA | 26% | 11% |
| 17550 | Maytown, PA | 9% | 100% |
| 17512 | Columbia, PA | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 17022.
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 Donegal Township
Who supplies East Donegal Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The East Donegal water system (EPA ID PA7360083). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Donegal 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 Donegal Township?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Double Dog Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Donegal Township?
17547 (63%), 17552 (26%), 17550 (9%), 17512 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Donegal Township in?
Donegal School District.
How do I register to vote in East Donegal 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 Lancaster 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.