Living in Huston Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Huston Township goes to 16844 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Mount Nittany Medical Center, 6.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Huston 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 Huston Township.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Huston Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Centre County Mhc LLC water system
The Centre County Mhc LLC water system supplies Huston Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 77% 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 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 14.0 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. PA4140043.
5 home internet providers serve Huston Township
83% of 633 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 46% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Huston Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Huston Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Huston Township is in Bald Eagle Area School District.
B+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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Huston Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Huston Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Huston Township | ZIP’s residents in Huston Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16844 | Julian, PA | 98% | 49% |
| 16870 | Port Matilda, PA | 2% | 0% |
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 Huston Township
Who supplies Huston Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Centre County Mhc LLC water system (EPA ID PA4140043). 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 14.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Huston Township?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Huston Township?
Zito Media, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Huston Township?
16844 (98%), 16870 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Huston Township in?
Bald Eagle Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Huston 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 Centre 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.