Photo: Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gettysburg, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Gettysburg comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Trains stop in Gettysburg, at Gettysburg & Harrisburg Railroad Depot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gettysburg. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gettysburg Muni Auth water system
The Gettysburg Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Gettysburg. It draws surface water and serves 12,425 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. PA7010019.
5 home internet providers serve Gettysburg
100% of 1,735 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 93% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gettysburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gettysburg, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Bi-metal (tin) cans
- Books
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Glass bottles and containers
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check gettysburgpa.gov →
From gettysburgpa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2013, 2026-09-27, October 5, 2018. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gettysburg is in Gettysburg Area School District.
B+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gettysburg is in ZIP code 17325
ZIP codes where Gettysburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gettysburg | ZIP’s residents in Gettysburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17325 | Gettysburg, PA | 100% | 25% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Gettysburg
Who supplies Gettysburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gettysburg Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA7010019). 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 Gettysburg?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gettysburg?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gettysburg?
17325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gettysburg in?
Gettysburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Gettysburg?
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 Adams 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: Gettysburg’s own website (gettysburgpa.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.