Living in Frisco, PA: what to set up and who to call
Frisco has no town government of its own, so Beaver County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Riverside Beaver County School District. Power in Frisco comes from Borough of Ellwood City, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Frisco, 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 Frisco.
Power comes from Borough of Ellwood City
Borough of Ellwood City (Borough of Ellwood City - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Frisco.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty supplies almost all of Frisco. It draws surface water and serves 17,200 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA6370011.
4 home internet providers serve Frisco
99% of 400 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable | 98% | 1,000/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Frisco’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frisco.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Frisco (83%) is in Riverside Beaver County School District; parts are in Ellwood City Area School District (17%).
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
Frisco is unincorporated, so Beaver County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Frisco is in ZIP code 16117
ZIP codes where Frisco residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Frisco | ZIP’s residents in Frisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16117 | Ellwood City, PA | 100% | 6% |
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 Frisco
Who supplies Frisco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty (EPA ID PA6370011). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Frisco?
Borough of Ellwood City (Borough of Ellwood City - (PA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Frisco?
Armstrong, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Frisco?
16117. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Frisco in?
Riverside Beaver County School District. Parts of the city are in Ellwood City Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Frisco?
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 Beaver 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.