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Northeastern Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania from Cemetery Hill Road 2Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Huntington Township handbook

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

Most mail in Huntington Township goes to 18655 (69% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital is the closest ER, 16 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Huntington 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 Huntington Township.

Electricity

Power comes from UGI Utilities

UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Huntington Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Huntington Township

81% of 1,029 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber, DSL78%7,000/7,000
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable, Fiber52%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless12%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%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 Huntington Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Huntington Township.

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

Huntington Township kids go to
PK–2Northwest Area Primary SchNorthwest Area School District
3–6Northwest Area Intermediate Schin Shickshinny
7–12Northwest Area HSin Shickshinny

Huntington Township is in Northwest Area School District.

C+School 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Huntington Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Huntington TownshipZIP’s residents in Huntington Township
18655Shickshinny, PA69%24%
17878Stillwater, PA18%24%
18622Huntington Mills, PA12%100%

A few homes fall in 17814.

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 Huntington Township

Who provides electricity in Huntington Township?

UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Huntington Township?

Frontier, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Huntington Township?

18655 (69%), 17878 (18%), 18622 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Huntington Township in?

Northwest Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Huntington 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 Luzerne 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.