Living in Gouldsboro, PA: what to set up and who to call
Gouldsboro has no town government of its own, so Monroe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Pocono School District. The ER is a drive from Gouldsboro: the closest is Geisinger-Community Medical Center, 15.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gouldsboro, 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 Gouldsboro.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gouldsboro. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Water Co Gouldsboro
Aqua Pa Water Co Gouldsboro supplies Gouldsboro: about 45% of residents live in its service area. About 55% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 350 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2012, was 31.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2012: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA2640022.
5 home internet providers serve Gouldsboro
98% of 574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gouldsboro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gouldsboro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Gouldsboro (86%) is in North Pocono School District; parts are in Pocono Mountain School District (14%).
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
Gouldsboro is unincorporated, so Monroe 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.
Gouldsboro is in ZIP code 18424
ZIP codes where Gouldsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gouldsboro | ZIP’s residents in Gouldsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18424 | Gouldsboro, PA | 100% | 13% |
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 Gouldsboro
Who supplies Gouldsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Water Co Gouldsboro (EPA ID PA2640022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 31.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2012), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gouldsboro?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gouldsboro?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gouldsboro?
18424. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gouldsboro in?
North Pocono School District. Parts of the city are in Pocono Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in Gouldsboro?
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 Wayne 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.