Photo: JoeRed · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Jackson Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Jackson Township goes to 17067 (94% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Eastern Lebanon County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.8% of Jackson Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Myerstown Water Auth
Myerstown Water Auth supplies Jackson Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Country Acres MHP serves another 7%. About 51% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 9,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA7380025.
6 home internet providers serve Jackson Township
97% of 3,639 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 8% | 400/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Jackson Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jackson Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check jacksontownship-pa.gov →
From jacksontownship-pa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jackson Township is in Eastern Lebanon County School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Jackson Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jackson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson Township | ZIP’s residents in Jackson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17067 | Myerstown, PA | 94% | 56% |
| 17087 | Richland, PA | 5% | 16% |
| 17042 | Lebanon, PA | 1% | 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 Jackson Township
Who supplies Jackson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Myerstown Water Auth (EPA ID PA7380025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Jackson Township?
Xfinity, PA.net, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson Township?
17067 (94%), 17087 (5%), 17042 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson Township in?
Eastern Lebanon County School District.
How do I register to vote in Jackson 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 Lebanon 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: Jackson Township’s own website (jacksontownship-pa.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.