Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fairmount Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Red Rock Job Corps Center, which supplies Fairmount Township, came in at 222.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), above the 15 ppb action level. The nearest emergency room is Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 19 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairmount Township, 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 Fairmount Township.
Power comes from UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairmount Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Red Rock Job Corps Center
Red Rock Job Corps Center supplies Fairmount Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 425 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2022, was 222.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. PA2570005.
5 home internet providers serve Fairmount Township
74% of 669 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 77% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 5% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairmount Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairmount Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairmount Township is in Northwest Area School District.
C+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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairmount Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairmount Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairmount Township | ZIP’s residents in Fairmount Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17814 | Benton, PA | 56% | 14% |
| 18656 | Sweet Valley, PA | 33% | 19% |
| 18655 | Shickshinny, PA | 11% | 2% |
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 Fairmount Township
Who supplies Fairmount Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Red Rock Job Corps Center (EPA ID PA2570005). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 222.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairmount Township?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fairmount Township?
Frontier, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairmount Township?
17814 (56%), 18656 (33%), 18655 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairmount Township in?
Northwest Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairmount 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 Luzerne 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: 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.