Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hanover, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hanover comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Hanover Public School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanover, 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.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hanover. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hanover Muni Water Works
Hanover Muni Water Works supplies almost all of Hanover. It draws surface water and serves 40,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA7670076.
8 home internet providers serve Hanover
100% of 5,782 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Glo Fiber | Fiber | 86% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 79% | 300/20 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 2% | 1,000/50 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hanover is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hanover, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on hanoverboroughpa.gov
- RecyclingOnce a month
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
Public Works Recycling Center
139 North Street, Hanover, PA 17331
- Mon6 am–3 pm
- Tue6 am–3 pm
- Wed6 am–3 pm
- Thu6 am–3 pm
- Fri6 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
Cost: Refuse fees $324.00/yr ($81.00/qtr); $307.80/yr if paid by February 20th
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Beverage cans (aluminum)
- Metal food cans
- Bi-metal/steel cans
- Newspaper
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)
From hanoverboroughpa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27, 2026-2027. 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 is in Hanover Public School District.
B−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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanover is in ZIP code 17331
ZIP codes where Hanover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanover | ZIP’s residents in Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17331 | Hanover, PA | 100% | 30% |
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
Who supplies Hanover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hanover Muni Water Works (EPA ID PA7670076). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanover?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanover?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Glo Fiber, Verizon, Breezeline, PA.net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanover?
17331. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanover in?
Hanover Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Hanover?
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 York 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’s own website (hanoverboroughpa.gov), 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.