Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Laporte, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Laporte comes from Sullivan County R E C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, UPMC Muncy is the closest ER, 20.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laporte, 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 Laporte.
Power comes from Sullivan County R E C
Sullivan County R E C (Sullivan County R E C, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Laporte.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Laporte Boro Mun Water System
Laporte Boro Mun Water System supplies Laporte: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 325 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 17.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA2570004.
4 home internet providers serve Laporte
99% of 258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Zito Media | Fiber | 52% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laporte’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laporte.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Laporte is in Sullivan County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Laporte is in ZIP code 18626
ZIP codes where Laporte residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laporte | ZIP’s residents in Laporte |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18626 | Laporte, PA | 100% | 56% |
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 Laporte
Who supplies Laporte’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Laporte Boro Mun Water System (EPA ID PA2570004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 17.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laporte?
Sullivan County R E C (Sullivan County R E C, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Laporte?
Xfinity, Frontier, Zito Media, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laporte?
18626. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laporte in?
Sullivan County School District.
How do I register to vote in Laporte?
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 Sullivan 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.