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The Jefferson Township handbook

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

Most mail in Jefferson Township goes to 19506 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Jefferson Township has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jefferson Township.

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 Rawa North Heidelberg water system

The Rawa North Heidelberg water system supplies Jefferson Township: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 63% 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 1,350 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1995, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1995: 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. PA3060115.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Jefferson Township

87% of 875 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable85%2,000/250
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless54%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%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 Jefferson Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jefferson Township.

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

Jefferson Township kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Tulpehocken Area MSTulpehocken Area School District
9–12Tulpehocken Area HSTulpehocken Area School District

Jefferson Township is in Tulpehocken 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jefferson Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Jefferson TownshipZIP’s residents in Jefferson Township
19506Bernville, PA98%31%
19567Womelsdorf, PA2%1%

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 Jefferson Township

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

The Rawa North Heidelberg water system (EPA ID PA3060115). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jefferson Township?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Jefferson Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Jefferson Township?

19506 (98%), 19567 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jefferson Township in?

Tulpehocken Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Jefferson 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 Berks 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.