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The Elizabeth handbook

Living in Elizabeth, PA: what to set up and who to call

All of Elizabeth gets its mail under one ZIP code, 15037. Jefferson Hospital, 4.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elizabeth, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Elizabeth.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pennsylvania American Water

Pennsylvania American Water supplies almost all of Elizabeth. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport and Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as sellers) and serves 686,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. PA5020039.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Elizabeth

100% of 620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber79%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless83%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless69%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Elizabeth’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elizabeth.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Elizabeth kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Elizabeth Forward MSElizabeth Forward School District
9–12Elizabeth Forward SHSElizabeth Forward School District

Elizabeth is in Elizabeth Forward 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Elizabeth is in ZIP code 15037

ZIP codes where Elizabeth residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ElizabethZIP’s residents in Elizabeth
15037Elizabeth, PA100%13%
Area code412Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Elizabeth

Who supplies Elizabeth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Pennsylvania American Water (EPA ID PA5020039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Elizabeth?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elizabeth?

15037. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elizabeth in?

Elizabeth Forward School District.

How do I register to vote in Elizabeth?

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 Allegheny 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.
  • 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.