Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Hamlin Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Hazel Hurst Water Company reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2023. For a library card, the closest branch is Mount Jewett Memorial Library, 4.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hamlin Township, 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 Hamlin Township.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hamlin Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hazel Hurst Water Company
Hazel Hurst Water Company supplies Hamlin Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Mt Jewett serves another 19%. About 50% 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 140 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2006, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2006: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. PA6420017.
Which providers serve Hamlin Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Hamlin Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Hamlin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hamlin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hamlin Township is in Smethport 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.
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.
Hamlin Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hamlin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hamlin Township | ZIP’s residents in Hamlin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16735 | Kane, PA | 44% | 5% |
| 16733 | Hazel Hurst, PA | 29% | 100% |
| 16749 | Smethport, PA | 18% | 3% |
| 16740 | Mount Jewett, PA | 9% | 7% |
18427 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Hamlin Township
Who supplies Hamlin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hazel Hurst Water Company (EPA ID PA6420017). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2006), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hamlin Township?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Hamlin Township?
16735 (44%), 16733 (29%), 16749 (18%), 16740 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hamlin Township in?
Smethport Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Hamlin Township?
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 McKean 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): pending.