Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ephrata, PA: what to set up and who to call
Ephrata runs its own electric utility, Borough of Ephrata. The closest public drop-off to Ephrata is West Earl Township Compost Facility, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ephrata, 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 Ephrata.
Power comes from Borough of Ephrata
Borough of Ephrata (Borough of Ephrata - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ephrata.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ephrata Area Joint Authority
Ephrata Area Joint Authority supplies almost all of Ephrata. It draws surface water and serves 24,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. PA7360045.
7 home internet providers serve Ephrata
100% of 4,694 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Windstream D&E | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ephrata is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ephrata, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
From ephrataboro.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01, October 1, 2024. 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.
Ephrata is in Ephrata Area School District.
B−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.
Ephrata is in ZIP code 17522
ZIP codes where Ephrata residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ephrata | ZIP’s residents in Ephrata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17522 | Ephrata, PA | 100% | 41% |
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 Ephrata
Who supplies Ephrata’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ephrata Area Joint Authority (EPA ID PA7360045). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ephrata?
Borough of Ephrata (Borough of Ephrata - (PA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ephrata?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Windstream D&E, Xfinity, AT&T, Upward Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ephrata?
17522. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ephrata in?
Ephrata Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Ephrata?
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: Ephrata’s own website (ephrataboro.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.