Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Edinboro, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Edinboro comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Edinboro has its own library, Edinboro Branch Library, at 413 West Plum St. Unit B.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Edinboro, 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 Edinboro.
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 Edinboro. 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 Edinboro Water Authority
Edinboro Water Authority supplies almost all of Edinboro. It draws ground water and serves 7,800 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 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. PA6250022.
4 home internet providers serve Edinboro
100% of 1,367 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Edinboro depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Edinboro, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on edinboro.net →
- RecyclingEvery week, day by address
Glass recycling drop-off operated by Bayfront Glass, LLC
301 Water Street Ext., Edinboro, PA 16412
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
The town’s page also lists “Saturdays 7-11 AM”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
From edinboro.net, 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.
Edinboro is in General McLane School District.
ASchool 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 Mar 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Edinboro spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Edinboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Edinboro | ZIP’s residents in Edinboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16412 | Edinboro, PA | 76% | 40% |
| 16444 | Edinboro, PA | 24% | 100% |
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 Edinboro
Who supplies Edinboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Edinboro Water Authority (EPA ID PA6250022). 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 3.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Edinboro?
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 Edinboro?
Armstrong, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Edinboro?
16412 (76%), 16444 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Edinboro in?
General McLane School District.
How do I register to vote in Edinboro?
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 Erie 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: Edinboro’s own website (edinboro.net), 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.