Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lansford, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lansford comes from Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.3 ppb. For a library card, the closest branch is Tamaqua Public Library, 5.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lansford, 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 Lansford.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lansford. 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.
Water comes from Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut supplies almost all of Lansford. It draws ground water and serves 9,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower 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. PA3130004.
4 home internet providers serve Lansford
100% of 1,947 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lansford’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lansford.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lansford is in Panther Valley School District.
DSchool 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lansford is in ZIP code 18232
ZIP codes where Lansford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lansford | ZIP’s residents in Lansford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18232 | Lansford, PA | 100% | 98% |
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 Lansford
Who supplies Lansford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut (EPA ID PA3130004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lansford?
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 Lansford?
Kinetic, Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lansford?
18232. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lansford in?
Panther Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Lansford?
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 Carbon 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.