Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Keating Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Keating Township goes to 16749 (63% of residents), one of 6 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, Olean General Hospital is the closest ER, 18.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Keating 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 Keating Township.
Power comes from Penelec
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Keating Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Smethport Borough water system
The Smethport Borough water system supplies Keating Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Aiken Water Company serves another 13%. Pithole Water Association 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 and serves 2,400 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2002, was 1000.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: 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. PA6420023.
5 home internet providers serve Keating Township
79% of 1,363 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 62% | 1,200/35 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Keating Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Keating Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Keating Township is in Smethport Area School District.
BSchool 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.
Keating Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Keating Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Keating Township | ZIP’s residents in Keating Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16749 | Smethport, PA | 63% | 45% |
| 16726 | Cyclone, PA | 16% | 87% |
| 16732 | Gifford, PA | 7% | 76% |
| 16744 | Rew, PA | 6% | 79% |
| 16730 | East Smethport, PA | 6% | 100% |
| 16731 | Eldred, PA | 2% | 2% |
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 Keating Township
Who supplies Keating Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Smethport Borough water system (EPA ID PA6420023). 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 1000.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Keating Township?
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Keating Township?
Xfinity, SkyPacket, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Keating Township?
16749 (63%), 16726 (16%), 16732 (7%), 16744 (6%), 16730 (6%), 16731 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Keating Township in?
Smethport Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Keating 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 McKean 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.