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The Fox Township handbook

Living in Fox Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Fox Township goes to 15846 (88% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. St. Marys Area School District runs the public schools in Fox Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fox Township, 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 Fox Township.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fox Township.

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 St Marys Area Water Auth

St Marys Area Water Auth supplies Fox Township: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Toby Water serves another 11%. About 8% 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 19,588 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. PA6240016.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Fox Township

85% of 1,929 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticDSL, Fiber80%2,000/2,000
Zito MediaCable, Fiber69%1,000/25
XfinityCable3%1,200/35
T-MobileFixed wireless61%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless16%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless14%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fox Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fox Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Fox Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fox Township kids go to
K–5Fox Twp El SchSt. Marys Area School District
6–8St Marys Area MSin Saint Marys
9–12St Marys Area SHSin Saint Marys

Fox Township is in St. Marys 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fox Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fox Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fox TownshipZIP’s residents in Fox Township
15846Kersey, PA88%98%
15831Dagus Mines, PA6%100%
15857Saint Marys, PA3%1%
15868Weedville, PA3%7%
Area code814Wikidata

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 Fox Township

Who supplies Fox Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

St Marys Area Water Auth (EPA ID PA6240016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fox Township?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Fox Township?

Kinetic, Zito Media, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fox Township?

15846 (88%), 15831 (6%), 15857 (3%), 15868 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fox Township in?

St. Marys Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Fox 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 Elk 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.