Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Fairview Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Fredonia Boro water system, which supplies Fairview Township. Lakeview School District runs the public schools in Fairview Township.
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.
Power comes from Penn Power
Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairview Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fredonia Boro water system
The Fredonia Boro water system supplies Fairview Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 443 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1999, was 24.2 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1999: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA6430036.
7 home internet providers serve Fairview Township
62% of 490 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Armstrong | Cable | 27% | 1,000/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairview Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairview Township is in Lakeview School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairview Township spans 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16124 | Fredonia, PA | 64% | 32% |
| 16137 | Mercer, PA | 30% | 2% |
| 16153 | Stoneboro, PA | 6% | 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?
The Fredonia Boro water system (EPA ID PA6430036). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 24.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 1999), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairview Township?
Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Fairview Township?
Kinetic, Armstrong, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairview Township?
16124 (64%), 16137 (30%), 16153 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairview Township in?
Lakeview 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 Mercer 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.