Photo: Pennsylvania National Guard Public Affairs Office · Public domainLiving in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA: what to set up and who to call
Fort Indiantown Gap has no town government of its own, so Lebanon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Northern Lebanon School District. Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, 11.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Indiantown Gap, 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 Fort Indiantown Gap.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Indiantown Gap.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Indiantown Gap water system
The Fort Indiantown Gap water system supplies Fort Indiantown Gap: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 35% 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 Lebanon Water Auth as seller) and serves 3,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 1996, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA7380044.
5 home internet providers serve Fort Indiantown Gap
75% of 11 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Cable System | Fiber, Cable | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 9% | 200/50 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Indiantown Gap’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Indiantown Gap.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Indiantown Gap is in Northern Lebanon 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Fort Indiantown Gap is unincorporated, so Lebanon County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fort Indiantown Gap spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fort Indiantown Gap residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Indiantown Gap | ZIP’s residents in Fort Indiantown Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17038 | Jonestown, PA | 54% | 0% |
| 17028 | Grantville, PA | 26% | 1% |
| 17003 | Annville, PA | 19% | 0% |
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 Fort Indiantown Gap
Who supplies Fort Indiantown Gap’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fort Indiantown Gap water system (EPA ID PA7380044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Indiantown Gap?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Fort Indiantown Gap?
Patriot Cable System, AT&T, PA.net, Upward Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Indiantown Gap?
17038 (54%), 17028 (26%), 17003 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Indiantown Gap in?
Northern Lebanon School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Indiantown Gap?
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 Lebanon 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.