Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hopewell Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hopewell Township comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital, 15.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hopewell Township. 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.
Which providers serve Hopewell Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Hopewell Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Hopewell Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hopewell Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hopewell Township is in Shippensburg Area School District.
BSchool 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hopewell Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hopewell Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hopewell Township | ZIP’s residents in Hopewell Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17240 | Newburg, PA | 69% | 47% |
| 17257 | Shippensburg, PA | 31% | 3% |
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 Hopewell Township
Who provides electricity in Hopewell Township?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Hopewell Township?
17240 (69%), 17257 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hopewell Township in?
Shippensburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Hopewell 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 Cumberland 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.
- 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): pending.