Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fawn Lake Forest

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Fawn Lake Forest handbook

Living in Fawn Lake Forest, PA: what to set up and who to call

Fawn Lake Forest has no town government of its own, so Pike County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wallenpaupack Area School District. The closest ER is Wayne Memorial Hospital, 11.4 miles away.

Fawn Lake Forest has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Pike County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Fawn Lake Forest’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fawn Lake Forest, 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 Fawn Lake Forest.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fawn Lake Forest. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aqua Pa Fawn Lake Forest

Aqua Pa Fawn Lake Forest supplies almost all of Fawn Lake Forest. It draws ground water and serves 6,533 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. PA2520037.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Fawn Lake Forest

100% of 839 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable99%2,000/40
LHTC BroadbandFiber, DSL95%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20
ICON TechnologiesFixed wireless3%100/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fawn Lake Forest’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fawn Lake Forest.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFawn Lake Forest has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fawn Lake Forest kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wallenpaupack Area MSin Hawley
9–12Wallenpaupack Area HSin Hawley

Fawn Lake Forest is in Wallenpaupack Area 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Fawn Lake Forest is unincorporated, so Pike County is the local government.

Local governmentPike CountyFawn Lake Forest is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePike County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Pike County (county election office). Pike County Administration Bldg., 506 Broad St, Milford, PA 18337-1535 · (570) 296-3426 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fawn Lake Forest is in ZIP code 18428

ZIP codes where Fawn Lake Forest residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fawn Lake ForestZIP’s residents in Fawn Lake Forest
18428Hawley, PA100%6%

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 Fawn Lake Forest

Who supplies Fawn Lake Forest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aqua Pa Fawn Lake Forest (EPA ID PA2520037). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fawn Lake Forest?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Fawn Lake Forest?

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, LHTC Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon, ICON Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fawn Lake Forest?

18428. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fawn Lake Forest in?

Wallenpaupack Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Fawn Lake Forest?

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 Pike 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.