Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Howe Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Howe Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 17074. The nearest emergency room is Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, 15.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Howe 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 Howe Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Howe Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Newport Boro Water Auth
Newport Boro Water Auth supplies Howe Township: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2017, was 18.5 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2017: 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. PA7500022.
6 home internet providers serve Howe Township
98% of 225 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 91% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 58% | 2,000/2,000 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Howe Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Howe Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Howe Township is in Newport School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Howe Township is in ZIP code 17074
ZIP codes where Howe Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Howe Township | ZIP’s residents in Howe Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17074 | Newport, PA | 100% | 5% |
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 Howe Township
Who supplies Howe Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newport Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA7500022). 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 18.5 ppb (Jul–Dec 2017), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Howe Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Howe Township?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, PA.net, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Howe Township?
17074. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Howe Township in?
Newport School District.
How do I register to vote in Howe 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 Perry 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.