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The Juniata Terrace handbook

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

All of Juniata Terrace gets its mail under one ZIP code, 17044. The closest ER is Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital, 1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Juniata Terrace, 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 Juniata Terrace.

Electricity

Power comes from Penelec

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Juniata Terrace.

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 Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system

The Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Juniata Terrace. It draws surface water and serves 29,432 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 percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 53% of similar systems’ latest results.

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. PA4440010.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Juniata Terrace

100% of 276 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mifflin County WirelessFixed wireless, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
T-MobileFixed wireless38%25/3
Centre WISPFixed wireless11%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Juniata Terrace’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Juniata Terrace.

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

Juniata Terrace kids go to
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Mifflin Co MSin Lewistown
10–12Mifflin Co HSin Lewistown

Juniata Terrace is in Mifflin County 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

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

Juniata Terrace is in ZIP code 17044

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Juniata TerraceZIP’s residents in Juniata Terrace
17044Lewistown, PA100%3%

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 Juniata Terrace

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

The Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4440010). 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 1.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Juniata Terrace?

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Juniata Terrace?

Mifflin County Wireless, Xfinity, T-Mobile, Centre WISP (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Juniata Terrace?

17044. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Juniata Terrace in?

Mifflin County School District.

How do I register to vote in Juniata Terrace?

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 Mifflin 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.