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The Hunterstown handbook

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

Hunterstown has no town government of its own, so Adams County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Gettysburg Area School District. Power in Hunterstown comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Hunterstown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Adams County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Hunterstown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hunterstown, 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 Hunterstown.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hunterstown. 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 Oak Village water system

The Oak Village water system supplies Hunterstown: about 36% of residents live in its service area. Amblebrook serves another 6%. About 58% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 225 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA7010011.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Hunterstown

97% of 218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber94%1,200/35
T-MobileFixed wireless51%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless31%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hunterstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hunterstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHunterstown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hunterstown kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Gettysburg Area MSin Gettysburg
9–12Gettysburg Area HSin Gettysburg

Hunterstown is in Gettysburg Area 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Hunterstown is unincorporated, so Adams County is the local government.

Local governmentAdams CountyHunterstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAdams County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Adams County (county election office). 230 Greenamyer Ln, Ste 100, Gettysburg, PA 17325 · (717) 337-9832 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Hunterstown is in ZIP code 17325

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HunterstownZIP’s residents in Hunterstown
17325Gettysburg, PA100%2%

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 Hunterstown

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

The Oak Village water system (EPA ID PA7010011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hunterstown?

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 Hunterstown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Hunterstown?

17325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hunterstown in?

Gettysburg Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Hunterstown?

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 Adams 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.