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The German Township handbook

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

German Township spans 9 ZIP codes; 15458 holds the most residents (46%). Albert Gallatin Area School District runs the public schools in German Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in German 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 German Township.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of German 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 Southwestern Pa Water Auth

Southwestern Pa Water Auth supplies German Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Pa-American Water- Uniontown serves another 9%. Mountain Water Assn serves another 6%. Masontown Muni Water Works serves another 5%. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Clay Battelle PSD as seller) and serves 40,200 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. PA5300017.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve German Township

87% of 2,409 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable84%1,000/50
QCOLFiber19%10,000/10,000
VITALinkFiber19%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless24%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless13%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in German Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in German 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.

German Township kids go to
K–5George J Plava El SchAlbert Gallatin Area School District
6–8Albert Gallatin North MSAlbert Gallatin Area School District
9–12Albert Gallatin Area SHSin Uniontown

German Township is in Albert Gallatin Area School District.

C+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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

German Township spans 9 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of German TownshipZIP’s residents in German Township
15458Mc Clellandtown, PA46%99%
15410Adah, PA10%59%
15461Masontown, PA10%11%
15468New Salem, PA8%17%
15401Uniontown, PA8%1%
15443Hibbs, PA7%98%
15454Leckrone, PA5%100%
15476Ronco, PA4%100%
15478Smithfield, PA1%1%

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 German Township

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

Southwestern Pa Water Auth (EPA ID PA5300017). 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 0.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in German Township?

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

What internet providers serve German Township?

Breezeline, QCOL, VITALink, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in German Township?

15458 (46%), 15410 (10%), 15461 (10%), 15468 (8%), 15401 (8%), 15443 (7%), 15454 (5%), 15476 (4%), 15478 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is German Township in?

Albert Gallatin Area School District.

How do I register to vote in German 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 Fayette County Election Bureau. 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.