Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Hydetown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Hydetown Park East reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jun 2023. Power in Hydetown comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hydetown, 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 Hydetown.
Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hydetown. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hydetown Park East
Hydetown Park East supplies Hydetown: about 15% of residents live in its service area. Hydetown Park West serves another 9%. About 76% 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 29 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jun 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
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. PA6200020.
3 home internet providers serve Hydetown
98% of 262 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable | 99% | 750/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hydetown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hydetown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hydetown is in Titusville 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.
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.
Hydetown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hydetown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hydetown | ZIP’s residents in Hydetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16354 | Titusville, PA | 65% | 3% |
| 16328 | Hydetown, PA | 35% | 100% |
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 Hydetown
Who supplies Hydetown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hydetown Park East (EPA ID PA6200020). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Hydetown?
Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hydetown?
Armstrong, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hydetown?
16354 (65%), 16328 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hydetown in?
Titusville Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Hydetown?
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 Crawford 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.