Skinner Tavern · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Living in Letterkenny Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Letterkenny Township comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Shippensburg Public Library, 10.8 miles out.
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What to set up in Letterkenny 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 Letterkenny Township.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 78.1% of Letterkenny Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bear Valley Joint Auth water system
The Bear Valley Joint Auth water system supplies Letterkenny Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. Shippensburg Boro Water Auth serves another 10%. Suez Water Kensington System serves another 8%. Franklin System York Water serves another 6%. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Chambersburg Boro Water Sys as seller) and serves 12,589 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 2022, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. PA7280043.
7 home internet providers serve Letterkenny Township
83% of 1,283 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable | 45% | 200/25 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 28% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 18% | 2,000/250 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 57% | 400/100 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 45% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Letterkenny Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Letterkenny Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Letterkenny Township is in Chambersburg Area School District.
C+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Letterkenny Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Letterkenny Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Letterkenny Township | ZIP’s residents in Letterkenny Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17244 | Orrstown, PA | 45% | 47% |
| 17201 | Chambersburg, PA | 22% | 2% |
| 17265 | Upperstrasburg, PA | 18% | 100% |
| 17246 | Pleasant Hall, PA | 11% | 100% |
| 17202 | Chambersburg, PA | 3% | 0% |
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 Letterkenny Township
Who supplies Letterkenny Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bear Valley Joint Auth water system (EPA ID PA7280043). 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 3.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Letterkenny Township?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Letterkenny Township?
Zito Media, Brightspeed, Xfinity, Upward Broadband, PA.net, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Letterkenny Township?
17244 (45%), 17201 (22%), 17265 (18%), 17246 (11%), 17202 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Letterkenny Township in?
Chambersburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Letterkenny 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 Franklin 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.