Photo: Jason Pratt (FishSpeaker) from Pittsburgh, PA · CC BY 2.0Living in Hanover Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Hanover Township goes to 15026 (41% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Hanover Township have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and Armstrong Telephone Company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanover 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 Hanover Township.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hanover Township. 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 Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania American Water supplies Hanover Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 93% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport and Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as sellers) and serves 686,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. PA5020039.
5 home internet providers serve Hanover Township
82% of 1,537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 57% | 1,200/35 |
| Armstrong Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 54% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 48% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Hanover Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hanover Township, from the town’s own site.
Township dumpster and recycling drop-off at the Municipal Office
2731 State Route 18, Hookstown, PA 15050
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles & Containers
- Flattened Cardboard & Paperboard
- Food & Beverage Cans
- Paper
- Glass Bottles & Containers
From hanovertwp.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-09, 2026-10-14. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hanover Township is in South Side Area School District.
A−School gradeSee 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 Mar 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanover Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hanover Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanover Township | ZIP’s residents in Hanover Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15026 | Clinton, PA | 41% | 34% |
| 15043 | Georgetown, PA | 33% | 52% |
| 15050 | Hookstown, PA | 21% | 29% |
| 15001 | Aliquippa, PA | 5% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 15021. 17332, 17333, 17334, 17335 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Hanover Township
Who supplies Hanover Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pennsylvania American Water (EPA ID PA5020039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanover Township?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanover Township?
Xfinity, Armstrong Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanover Township?
15026 (41%), 15043 (33%), 15050 (21%), 15001 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanover Township in?
South Side Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Hanover 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 Beaver 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: Hanover Township’s own website (hanovertwp.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.