Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in East Mead Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Rural Solution W3 LLC water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in East Mead Township comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Mead 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 Mead Township.
Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of East Mead Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rural Solution W3 LLC water system
The Rural Solution W3 LLC water system supplies East Mead Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. Country Acres Trailer Court serves another 6%. About 88% 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 38 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Nov 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 1994, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1994: 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. PA6200040.
4 home internet providers serve East Mead Township
78% of 576 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Armstrong | Cable | 64% | 1,000/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have East Mead Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Mead Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Mead Township is in Penncrest 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Mead Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Mead Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Mead Township | ZIP’s residents in East Mead Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16335 | Meadville, PA | 72% | 3% |
| 16327 | Guys Mills, PA | 28% | 14% |
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 Mead Township
Who supplies East Mead Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rural Solution W3 LLC water system (EPA ID PA6200040). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Mead Township?
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve East Mead Township?
Kinetic, Armstrong, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Mead Township?
16335 (72%), 16327 (28%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Mead Township in?
Penncrest School District.
How do I register to vote in East Mead 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 Crawford 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.