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The Harrison Township handbook

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

Every home in Harrison Township is in ZIP code 15065. Highlands School District runs the public schools in Harrison Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Harrison 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 Harrison Township.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harrison 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 Harrison Twp Water Auth

Harrison Twp Water Auth supplies almost all of Harrison Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Brackenridge Boro Water Dept as seller) and serves 13,411 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. PA5020108.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Harrison Township

100% of 4,540 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
SalsgiverFiber30%10,000/10,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL5%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless52%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless38%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Harrison Township depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Harrison Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerNoble Environmental picks up at the curb for every homeharrisontwp.com
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF) →
Pickup

Your pickup week

The town’s recycling and trash guides2026 Collection Calendar (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLimit of one (1) bulky waste item per week per household; appliances with refrigerants must have a tag certifying refrigerant removed; mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic and taped
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageharrisontwp.com →

From harrisontwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-07, 2026-01-07T13:27:33+00:00, 2026-10-20T12:07:13+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Harrison Township kids go to
PK–KHighlands Early Childhood Centerin Brackenridge
1–4Highlands El Schin Tarentum
5–8Highlands MSHighlands School District
9–12Highlands SHSHighlands School District

Harrison Township is in Highlands School District.

CSchool 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

Harrison Township is in ZIP code 15065

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Harrison TownshipZIP’s residents in Harrison Township
15065Natrona Heights, PA100%91%

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 Harrison Township

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

Harrison Twp Water Auth (EPA ID PA5020108). 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 1.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Harrison Township?

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

What internet providers serve Harrison Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Harrison Township?

15065. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harrison Township in?

Highlands School District.

How do I register to vote in Harrison 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: Harrison Township’s own website (harrisontwp.com), 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.