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The Hopewell Township handbook

Living 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. Hopewell Township has a train station, Picnic Grove.

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.

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Stewartstown Boro Water Auth

Stewartstown Boro Water Auth supplies Hopewell Township: about 47% of residents live in its service area. The York Water Company serves another 7%. About 43% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists The York Water Company as seller) and serves 5,206 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. PA7670062.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hopewell Township

86% of 2,333 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable, Fiber81%1,000/1,000
XfinityFiber, Cable17%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless57%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless53%100/20
Double Dog CommunicationsFixed wireless50%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless47%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 Hopewell Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hopewell Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Hopewell 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.

Hopewell Township kids go to
K–4Stewartstown El SchSouth Eastern School District
7–8South Eastern MSin Fawn Grove
9–12Kennard-Dale HSin Fawn Grove

Hopewell Township is in South Eastern 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hopewell Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hopewell TownshipZIP’s residents in Hopewell Township
17363Stewartstown, PA88%51%
17349New Freedom, PA10%7%
17352New Park, PA1%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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Hopewell Township

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

Stewartstown Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA7670062). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Hopewell Township?

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 Hopewell Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Hopewell Township?

17363 (88%), 17349 (10%), 17352 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hopewell Township in?

South Eastern 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 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: 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.