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The Gouglersville handbook

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

Gouglersville has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Governor Mifflin School District. The closest public drop-off to Gouglersville is The Junkluggers of Western Philadelphia Suburbs, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Gouglersville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Berks County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Gouglersville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gouglersville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerMet-Edinvestor-owned utilityMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offThe Junkluggers of Western Philadelphia Suburbs, 4 miMore →SchoolGovernor Mifflin School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code19608Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Gouglersville.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gouglersville.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Gouglersville

100% of 240 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable91%2,000/250
Service ElectricCable36%2,000/200
T-MobileFixed wireless95%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless46%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 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gouglersville.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.5 mi from the center of Gouglersville

The Junkluggers of Western Philadelphia Suburbs

1370 Reading Road, Denver, PA, 17517

This isn’t Gouglersville’s own facility. Whether Gouglersville 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.

Gouglersville kids go to
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Gouglersville (74%) is in Governor Mifflin School District; parts are in Wilson School District (26%).

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

Gouglersville is unincorporated, so Berks County is the local government.

Local governmentBerks CountyGouglersville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Berks County (county election office). 633 Court St., 1st Floor, Reading, PA 19601-4302 · (610) 478-6490 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Gouglersville is in ZIP code 19608

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GouglersvilleZIP’s residents in Gouglersville
19608Reading, PA100%2%

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.

Nearest emergency roomReading Hospital5.6 miles awayGet a library cardAdamstown Area Library110 W. Main St. · (717) 484-4200

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Gouglersville

Who provides electricity in Gouglersville?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Gouglersville?

Xfinity, Service Electric, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gouglersville?

19608. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gouglersville in?

Governor Mifflin School District. Parts of the city are in Wilson School District.

How do I register to vote in Gouglersville?

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 Berks 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.

  • 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.