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The Jerseytown handbook

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

Jerseytown has no town government of its own, so Columbia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Millville Area School District. Geisinger Medical Center, 8.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Jerseytown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Columbia County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Jerseytown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jerseytown, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPPL Electric Utilitiesinvestor-owned utility · 18.6¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jerseytown’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMillville Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code17815Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Jerseytown.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jerseytown. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Jerseytown

96% of 78 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable92%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless53%300/20
SkyPacketFixed wireless19%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%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 Jerseytown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jerseytown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileJerseytown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jerseytown kids go to
K–6Millville Area Elementary Schoolin Millville
7–12Millville Area JSHSin Millville

Jerseytown is in Millville 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Jerseytown is unincorporated, so Columbia County is the local government.

Local governmentColumbia CountyJerseytown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereColumbia County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Columbia County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check pavoterservices.pa.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jerseytown is in ZIP code 17815

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JerseytownZIP’s residents in Jerseytown
17815Bloomsburg, PA100%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.

Nearest emergency roomGeisinger Medical Center8.4 miles awayGet a library cardBloomsburg Public Library225 Market St. · (570) 784-0883

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Jerseytown

Who provides electricity in Jerseytown?

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 Jerseytown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Jerseytown?

17815. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jerseytown in?

Millville Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Jerseytown?

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 Columbia 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.

  • 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.