Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Ford Cliff, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Ford Cliff comes from the Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Acmh Hospital, 3.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ford Cliff, 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 Ford Cliff.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ford Cliff.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system
The Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Ford Cliff. It draws ground water and serves 6,744 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 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. PA5030006.
5 home internet providers serve Ford Cliff
100% of 178 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Salsgiver | Fiber | 20% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 98% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ford Cliff’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ford Cliff.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ford Cliff is in Armstrong 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ford Cliff is in ZIP code 16228
ZIP codes where Ford Cliff residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ford Cliff | ZIP’s residents in Ford Cliff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16228 | Ford Cliff, PA | 100% | 100% |
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 Ford Cliff
Who supplies Ford Cliff’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA5030006). 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 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ford Cliff?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Ford Cliff?
Kinetic, Xfinity, Salsgiver, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ford Cliff?
16228. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ford Cliff in?
Armstrong School District.
How do I register to vote in Ford Cliff?
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 Armstrong 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.