Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gilbertsville, PA: what to set up and who to call
Gilbertsville has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Boyertown Area School District. Gilbertsville has its own drop-off, Douglass Township Recycling Center, on 108 Municipal Drive.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gilbertsville, 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 Gilbertsville.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gilbertsville.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Superior Main System
Aqua Pa Superior Main System supplies Gilbertsville: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Dtma Cedar Crest Farms serves another 11%. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pottstown Borough Water Auth as seller) and serves 11,400 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA1460085.
5 home internet providers serve Gilbertsville
99% of 1,867 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Windstream Conestoga | DSL, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Gilbertsville has its own drop-off: Douglass Township Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Gilbertsville, and where the rules are.
Douglass Township Recycling Center
108 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville, PA, 19525
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gilbertsville is in Boyertown 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
Gilbertsville is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gilbertsville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gilbertsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gilbertsville | ZIP’s residents in Gilbertsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19525 | Gilbertsville, PA | 84% | 28% |
| 19512 | Boyertown, PA | 16% | 5% |
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 Gilbertsville
Who supplies Gilbertsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Superior Main System (EPA ID PA1460085). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gilbertsville?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Gilbertsville?
Xfinity, Windstream Conestoga, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gilbertsville?
19525 (84%), 19512 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gilbertsville in?
Boyertown Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Gilbertsville?
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 Montgomery 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.