Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Lehigh Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Lehigh Twp Muni Auth water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2022. Lehigh Township has its own drop-off, Lehigh Township Yard Waste Facility, on Municipal Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lehigh 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 Lehigh Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lehigh Township. 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 Lehigh Twp Muni Auth water system
The Lehigh Twp Muni Auth water system supplies Lehigh Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 75% 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 260 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 1994, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1994: 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. PA3480080.
5 home internet providers serve Lehigh Township
99% of 4,712 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 83% | 2,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 56% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Lehigh Township has its own drop-off: Lehigh Township Yard Waste Facility
Where to take trash and recycling in Lehigh Township, and where the rules are.
Lehigh Township Yard Waste Facility
Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA, 18088
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jan 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lehigh Township is in Northampton Area School District.
B+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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lehigh Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lehigh Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lehigh Township | ZIP’s residents in Lehigh Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18088 | Walnutport, PA | 60% | 76% |
| 18067 | Northampton, PA | 19% | 10% |
| 18038 | Danielsville, PA | 17% | 58% |
| 18086 | Treichlers, PA | 2% | 100% |
| 18035 | Cherryville, PA | 2% | 100% |
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 Lehigh Township
Who supplies Lehigh Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lehigh Twp Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA3480080). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lehigh Township?
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 Lehigh Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lehigh Township?
18088 (60%), 18067 (19%), 18038 (17%), 18086 (2%), 18035 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lehigh Township in?
Northampton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Lehigh 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 Northampton 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.