Photo: Umrok · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kingston Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Kingston Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 18708 holds the most residents (85%). The closest ER is Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 3.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kingston 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 Kingston Township.
Power comes from UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kingston Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Midway
Aqua Pa Midway supplies Kingston Township: about 38% of residents live in its service area. Paw Huntsville serves another 25%. Veolia Water Pa Shavertown serves another 18%. Paw Hillcrest serves another 5%. About 20% 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 2,450 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 Jul–Dec 1996, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA2400104.
6 home internet providers serve Kingston Township
99% of 2,980 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Kingston Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kingston Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From kingstonpa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kingston Township is in Dallas 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kingston Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kingston Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kingston Township | ZIP’s residents in Kingston Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18708 | Shavertown, PA | 85% | 67% |
| 18644 | Wyoming, PA | 15% | 14% |
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 Kingston Township
Who supplies Kingston Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Midway (EPA ID PA2400104). 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 8.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kingston Township?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kingston Township?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, SkyPacket (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kingston Township?
18708 (85%), 18644 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kingston Township in?
Dallas School District.
How do I register to vote in Kingston 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 Luzerne 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: Kingston Township’s own website (kingstonpa.org), read Oct 21, 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.