Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Frenchville, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Frenchville comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Frenchville: the closest is Mount Nittany Medical Center, 26.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Frenchville, 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 Frenchville.
Power comes from United Electric Coop
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Frenchville.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system
The Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system supplies almost all of Frenchville. It draws ground water and serves 1,700 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 Jul–Dec 1996, was 27.0 ppb, above 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. PA6170045.
2 home internet providers serve Frenchville
97% of 34 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable | 97% | 1,000/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Frenchville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frenchville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Frenchville is in Clearfield 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Frenchville is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Frenchville is in ZIP code 16836
ZIP codes where Frenchville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Frenchville | ZIP’s residents in Frenchville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16836 | Frenchville, PA | 100% | 7% |
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 Frenchville
Who supplies Frenchville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Covington Karthaus Girard A A water system (EPA ID PA6170045). 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 27.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Frenchville?
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Frenchville?
Zito Media, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Frenchville?
16836. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Frenchville in?
Clearfield Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Frenchville?
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 Clearfield 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.