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The Kulpmont handbook

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

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. Kulpmont has its own drop-off, Kulpmont Recycling Drop-Off Center, on 860 Spruce Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kulpmont, 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 Kulpmont.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kulpmont. 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 Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division supplies almost all of Kulpmont. It draws surface water and serves 43,000 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. PA4490024.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Kulpmont

100% of 1,321 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless68%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless2%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Kulpmont has its own drop-off: Kulpmont Recycling Drop-Off Center

Where to take trash and recycling in Kulpmont, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Kulpmont Recycling Drop-Off Center

860 Spruce Street, Kulpmont, PA, 17834

Before you go, check the rules on boroughofkulpmont.org.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kulpmont kids go to
PK–6Mount Carmel Area El Schin Mount Carmel
7–8Mount Carmel Area JHSin Mount Carmel
9–12Mount Carmel Area HSin Mount Carmel

Kulpmont is in Mount Carmel Area School District.

CSchool 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kulpmont is in ZIP code 17834

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KulpmontZIP’s residents in Kulpmont
17834Kulpmont, PA100%81%

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 Kulpmont

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

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division (EPA ID PA4490024). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kulpmont?

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 Kulpmont?

Service Electric, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kulpmont?

17834. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kulpmont in?

Mount Carmel Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Kulpmont?

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 Northumberland 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.