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The Fullerton handbook

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

Fullerton has no town government of its own, so Lehigh County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Whitehall-Coplay School District. The closest public drop-off to Fullerton is Recycling Center, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Fullerton has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Lehigh County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Fullerton’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fullerton, 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 Fullerton.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fullerton. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Whitehall Twp Authority

Whitehall Twp Authority supplies Fullerton: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Northampton Boro Muni Auth serves another 37%. It draws ground water and serves 13,063 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 percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. PA3390081.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Fullerton

100% of 4,250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable96%1,000/40
Astound BroadbandCable96%1,500/50
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber83%2,300/2,300
Ironton Telephone CompanyDSL, Fiber12%1,000/500
Lehigh WiFiFixed wireless73%100/25
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fullerton.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.4 mi from the center of Fullerton

Recycling Center

This isn’t Fullerton’s own facility. Whether Fullerton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fullerton kids go to
K–1Clarence M Gockley El Schin Whitehall
2–3George D Steckel El Schin Whitehall
6–8Whitehall-Coplay MSin Whitehall
9–12Whitehall HSin Whitehall

Fullerton is in Whitehall-Coplay 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Fullerton is unincorporated, so Lehigh County is the local government.

Local governmentLehigh CountyFullerton is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLehigh County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Lehigh County (county election office). Lehigh County Government Center 17 S. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18101-2401 · (610) 782-3194 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fullerton is in ZIP code 18052

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FullertonZIP’s residents in Fullerton
18052Whitehall, PA100%57%

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 Fullerton

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

Whitehall Twp Authority (EPA ID PA3390081). 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 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fullerton?

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 Fullerton?

Service Electric, Astound Broadband, Verizon, Ironton Telephone Company, Lehigh WiFi, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fullerton?

18052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fullerton in?

Whitehall-Coplay School District.

How do I register to vote in Fullerton?

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 Lehigh 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.