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The Harmar Township handbook

Living in Harmar Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Harmar Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 15024 holds the most residents (74%). The closest ER is UPMC St. Margaret, 4.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Harmar Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Harmar Township.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harmar Township.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Harmar Twp Muni Auth water system

The Harmar Twp Muni Auth water system supplies Harmar Township: about 69% of residents live in its service area. Fox Chapel Auth serves another 26%. Oakmont Water Authority serves another 7%. About 7% 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 3,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA5020009.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Harmar Township

100% of 1,460 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless93%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless44%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Harmar Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harmar Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Harmar Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Harmar Township kids go to
PK–6Acmetonia El SchAllegheny Valley School District
7–12Springdale JSHSin Springdale

Harmar Township is in Allegheny Valley 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Harmar Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Harmar Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Harmar TownshipZIP’s residents in Harmar Township
15024Cheswick, PA74%26%
15238Pittsburgh, PA26%6%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Harmar Township

Who supplies Harmar Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Harmar Twp Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA5020009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Harmar Township?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Harmar Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Harmar Township?

15024 (74%), 15238 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harmar Township in?

Allegheny Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Harmar 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 Allegheny 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.