Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Frailey Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Frailey Township is in ZIP code 17981. Tremont Area Free Public Library, 1.4 miles away, is the closest library to Frailey Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Frailey 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 Frailey Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Frailey Township. 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.
Water comes from Scma-Tremont water system
The Scma-Tremont water system supplies almost all of Frailey Township. It draws surface water and serves 2,515 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 1995, was 40.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1995: 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. PA3540046.
3 home internet providers serve Frailey Township
100% of 188 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable | 98% | 1,000/25 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Frailey Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frailey Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Frailey Township is in Pine Grove 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.
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.
Frailey Township is in ZIP code 17981
ZIP codes where Frailey Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Frailey Township | ZIP’s residents in Frailey Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17981 | Tremont, PA | 100% | 16% |
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 Frailey Township
Who supplies Frailey Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Scma-Tremont water system (EPA ID PA3540046). 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 40.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Frailey Township?
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 Frailey Township?
Zito Media, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Frailey Township?
17981. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Frailey Township in?
Pine Grove Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Frailey 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 Schuylkill 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.