Ashley Planes · Photo: Russ Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Hanover Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Hanover Township is in ZIP code 18706. Xfinity and Service Electric both wire most of Hanover Township; 79% of addresses can get fiber.
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 UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves 86.5% of Hanover Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Ceasetown water system
The Paw Ceasetown water system supplies almost all of Hanover Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Crystal Lake as seller) and serves 58,467 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. PA2409002.
8 home internet providers serve Hanover Township
100% of 4,471 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 90% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 88% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 68% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 5% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hanover Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hanover Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hanover Township is in Hanover Area School District.
C−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanover Township is in ZIP code 18706
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18706 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 99% | 70% |
A few homes fall in 18702, 18634. 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?
The Paw Ceasetown water system (EPA ID PA2409002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanover Township?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanover Township?
Xfinity, Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T, Greenlight Networks, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanover Township?
18706. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanover Township in?
Hanover 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 Luzerne 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.