Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in East Hempfield Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
East Hempfield Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025. The closest public drop-off to East Hempfield Township is Lancaster County Solid Waste, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Hempfield 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 Hempfield Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Hempfield 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 East Hempfield Water Auth
East Hempfield Water Auth supplies East Hempfield Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. City of Lancaster serves another 37%. About 5% 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 City of Lancaster as seller) and serves 20,988 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. PA7360063.
5 home internet providers serve East Hempfield Township
100% of 8,841 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 80% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in East Hempfield Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Hempfield Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on easthempfield.org →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
From easthempfield.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
East Hempfield Township is in Hempfield School District.
A−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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Hempfield Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Hempfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Hempfield Township | ZIP’s residents in East Hempfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17601 | Lancaster, PA | 57% | 27% |
| 17538 | Landisville, PA | 21% | 77% |
| 17603 | Lancaster, PA | 17% | 7% |
| 17545 | Manheim, PA | 4% | 5% |
| 17520 | East Petersburg, PA | 1% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 17543, 17554.
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 Hempfield Township
Who supplies East Hempfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Hempfield Water Auth (EPA ID PA7360063). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Hempfield 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 Hempfield Township?
Xfinity, Glo Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Hempfield Township?
17601 (57%), 17538 (21%), 17603 (17%), 17545 (4%), 17520 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Hempfield Township in?
Hempfield School District.
How do I register to vote in East Hempfield 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: East Hempfield Township’s own website (easthempfield.org), read Oct 21, 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.