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The Jermyn handbook

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

In Jermyn, trash day is Friday (J.P. Mascaro & Sons collects). For emergencies, Jermyn is closest to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City, 6.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jermyn, 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 Jermyn.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jermyn. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

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 Pa Amer Water Co Brownell

Pa Amer Water Co Brownell supplies almost all of Jermyn. It draws surface water and serves 12,560 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. PA2359001.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Jermyn

100% of 834 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Adams CATVFiber, Cable100%8,000/8,000
ICON TechnologiesFixed wireless87%100/50
VerizonFixed wireless56%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless42%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless40%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Jermyn is Friday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jermyn, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerJ.P. Mascaro & SonsPicks up trash in Jermynjermynpa.com
Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic
  • Paper
  • Glass
  • Cardboard

From jermynpa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jermyn kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Lakeland JSHSin Scott Township

Jermyn is in Lakeland School District.

A−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

Jermyn is in ZIP code 18433

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JermynZIP’s residents in Jermyn
18433Jermyn, PA100%34%

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 Jermyn

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

Pa Amer Water Co Brownell (EPA ID PA2359001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Jermyn?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Jermyn?

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

What ZIP codes are in Jermyn?

18433. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jermyn in?

Lakeland School District.

How do I register to vote in Jermyn?

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 Lackawanna 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: Jermyn’s own website (jermynpa.com), read Oct 22, 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.