Living in Glenshaw, PA: what to set up and who to call
Glenshaw has no town government of its own, so Allegheny County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Shaler Area School District. Shaler North Hills Library, at 1822 Mount Royal Blvd, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glenshaw, 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 Glenshaw.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glenshaw. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hampton Shaler Water Authority
Hampton Shaler Water Authority supplies Glenshaw: about 88% of residents live in its service area. West View Water Authority serves another 12%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth and Fox Chapel Auth and West View Water Authority as sellers) and serves 61,949 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. PA5020019.
4 home internet providers serve Glenshaw
100% of 3,753 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Glenshaw’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glenshaw.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Glenshaw (89%) is in Shaler Area School District; parts are in North Hills School District (11%).
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
Glenshaw is unincorporated, so Allegheny County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Glenshaw spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Glenshaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glenshaw | ZIP’s residents in Glenshaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15116 | Glenshaw, PA | 95% | 60% |
| 15223 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 3% |
| 15237 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 15101.
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 Glenshaw
Who supplies Glenshaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hampton Shaler Water Authority (EPA ID PA5020019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Glenshaw?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Glenshaw?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glenshaw?
15116 (95%), 15223 (3%), 15237 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glenshaw in?
Shaler Area School District. Parts of the city are in North Hills School District.
How do I register to vote in Glenshaw?
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 Allegheny 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.