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The Fairfield Township handbook

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

Highridge Water Auth has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.4 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For a library card, the closest branch is New Florence Community Library, 5.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fairfield Township, 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 Fairfield Township.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Highridge Water Auth

Highridge Water Auth supplies Fairfield Township: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 16,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. PA5650069.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Fairfield Township

67% of 1,218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable56%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber40%2,300/2,300
In The Stix BroadbandFixed wireless15%50/20
T-MobileFixed wireless10%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fairfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairfield Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fairfield Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Ligonier Valley MSin Ligonier
9–12Ligonier Valley HSin Ligonier

Fairfield Township is in Ligonier Valley 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fairfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fairfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Fairfield Township
15923Bolivar, PA54%72%
15658Ligonier, PA23%6%
15944New Florence, PA23%15%

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 Fairfield Township

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

Highridge Water Auth (EPA ID PA5650069). 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 6.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Fairfield Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, In The Stix Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fairfield Township?

15923 (54%), 15658 (23%), 15944 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fairfield Township in?

Ligonier Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Fairfield 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 Westmoreland 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.