Zeta Psi Fraternity House · Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Easton, PA: what to set up and who to call
Easton has its own drop-off, Easton Recycling Center. Easton Area Public Library, at 515 Church St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Easton, 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 Easton.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Easton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Easton Area Water System
Easton Area Water System supplies almost all of Easton. It draws surface water and serves 96,867 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA3480050.
6 home internet providers serve Easton
100% of 7,507 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,500/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 96% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 47% | 300/20 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Easton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Easton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on easton-pa.com
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
City of Easton Recycling Drop-Off Center
500 Bushkill Drive, Easton, PA 18042
- Tue10 am–2 pm
- Thu10 am–2 pm
- Sat10 am–2 pm
- Sun10 am–2 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum foil & cans (beer & soda)
- Glass bottles & jars (food & drink only)
- Plastic bottles, jars, tubs & buckets (soda, water, juice)
- All plastic food and beverage containers labeled #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7
- Metal food cans (tin/steel)
- Paper – dry & clean (not in plastic bags)
- Newspaper, inserts, magazines & catalogs
- Cereal & gift boxes (remove any bags from boxes)
- Paper cartons for milk or juice (gable-top cartons) or wax coated boxes
- Paper bags & phone books
- Wrapping paper (remove metallic paper, bows, etc.)
From easton-pa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
Easton is in Easton Area School District.
CSchool 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Easton is in ZIP code 18042
ZIP codes where Easton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Easton | ZIP’s residents in Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18042 | Easton, PA | 100% | 64% |
18043, 18044 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Easton
Who supplies Easton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Easton Area Water System (EPA ID PA3480050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Easton?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Easton?
Astound Broadband, Service Electric, Verizon, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Easton?
18042. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Easton in?
Easton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Easton?
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 Northampton 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: Easton’s own website (easton-pa.com), 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.