Photo: Niagara · CC BY 3.0Living in Fairview Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Fairview Township is Millfair Compost Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav, 8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairview 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 Fairview Township.
Water comes from Fairview Twp Water District 1
Fairview Twp Water District 1 supplies Fairview Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Fairview Twp Water Auth Dist 3 serves another 29%. Lakeshore Water Assn serves another 9%. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Erie City Water Authority as seller) and serves 4,500 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA6250087.
5 home internet providers serve Fairview Township
97% of 4,276 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Velocity.Net Communications | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview Township.
Millfair Compost Center
2301 Millfair Road, Erie, PA, 16506 · run by Millcreek Township
This isn’t Fairview Township’s own facility. Whether Fairview Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairview Township is in Fairview 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.
Fairview Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairview Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairview Township | ZIP’s residents in Fairview Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16415 | Fairview, PA | 71% | 80% |
| 16505 | Erie, PA | 20% | 13% |
| 16417 | Girard, PA | 5% | 7% |
| 16506 | Erie, PA | 4% | 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 Fairview Township
Who supplies Fairview Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fairview Twp Water District 1 (EPA ID PA6250087). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Fairview Township?
Spectrum, Velocity.Net Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairview Township?
16415 (71%), 16505 (20%), 16417 (5%), 16506 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairview Township in?
Fairview School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairview 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 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.
- 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.