Photo: Dough4872 · Public domainLiving in Kutztown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Kutztown runs its own electric utility, Borough of Kutztown. Kutztown has a train station, Kutztown Train Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kutztown, 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 Kutztown.
Power comes from Borough of Kutztown
Borough of Kutztown (Borough of Kutztown - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Kutztown.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kutztown Borough Water
Kutztown Borough Water supplies almost all of Kutztown. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 14,200 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. PA3060041.
5 home internet providers serve Kutztown
100% of 1,534 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 99% | 2,000/200 |
| Borough of Kutztown | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Kutztown: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kutztown, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check kutztownboro.org →
From kutztownboro.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Prices effective January 2025. 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.
Kutztown is in Kutztown Area 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kutztown is in ZIP code 19530
ZIP codes where Kutztown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kutztown | ZIP’s residents in Kutztown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19530 | Kutztown, PA | 100% | 28% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Kutztown
Who supplies Kutztown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kutztown Borough Water (EPA ID PA3060041). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kutztown?
Borough of Kutztown (Borough of Kutztown - (PA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Kutztown?
Service Electric, Borough of Kutztown, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kutztown?
19530. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kutztown in?
Kutztown Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Kutztown?
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 Berks 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: Kutztown’s own website (kutztownboro.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.