Photo: karol m · CC BY 2.0Living in Foster Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Bradford City Water Authority, which supplies Foster Township. The closest public drop-off to Foster Township is City of Bradford Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Foster 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 Foster Township.
Power comes from Penelec
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Foster Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bradford City Water Authority
Bradford City Water Authority supplies Foster Township: about 59% of residents live in its service area. About 38% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 18,500 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is 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 Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. PA6420014.
6 home internet providers serve Foster Township
95% of 1,953 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 85% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 60% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 6% | 1,200/35 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 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 Foster Township.
City of Bradford Recycling Center
303 High Street, Bradford, PA, 16701
This isn’t Foster Township’s own facility. Whether Foster 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.
Foster Township is in Bradford Area School District.
B−School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Foster Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Foster Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Foster Township | ZIP’s residents in Foster Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16701 | Bradford, PA | 95% | 23% |
| 16727 | Derrick City, PA | 3% | 70% |
| 16744 | Rew, PA | 1% | 21% |
A few homes fall in 16749.
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 Foster Township
Who supplies Foster Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bradford City Water Authority (EPA ID PA6420014). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Foster Township?
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Foster Township?
Breezeline, Verizon, Xfinity, SkyPacket, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Foster Township?
16701 (95%), 16727 (3%), 16744 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Foster Township in?
Bradford Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Foster 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 McKean 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.