Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Houston, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Houston gets its mail under one ZIP code, 15342. Canonsburg General Hospital, 1.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Houston, 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 Houston.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Houston.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania American Water supplies almost all of Houston. It draws surface water (EPA lists West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport and Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as sellers) and serves 686,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. PA5020039.
5 home internet providers serve Houston
100% of 496 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Hickory Telephone Company | Fiber | 29% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 7% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Houston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Houston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Houston is in Chartiers-Houston School District.
A−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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Houston is in ZIP code 15342
ZIP codes where Houston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Houston | ZIP’s residents in Houston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15342 | Houston, PA | 100% | 23% |
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 Houston
Who supplies Houston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pennsylvania American Water (EPA ID PA5020039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Houston?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Houston?
Xfinity, Hickory Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Houston?
15342. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Houston in?
Chartiers-Houston School District.
How do I register to vote in Houston?
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 Washington 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.