Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Liberty Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Saxton Muni Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. Power in Liberty Township comes from New Enterprise R E C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Liberty 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 Liberty Township.
Power comes from New Enterprise R E C
New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 87.6% of Liberty Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Saxton Muni Water Auth
Saxton Muni Water Auth supplies Liberty Township: about 58% of residents live in its service area. About 42% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,675 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1994, was 6.0 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. PA4050021.
6 home internet providers serve Liberty Township
95% of 741 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Crowsnest Broadband | Fixed wireless | 38% | 940/450 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 22% | 150/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Liberty Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Liberty Township is in Tussey Mountain School District.
BSchool 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Liberty Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Liberty Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Liberty Township | ZIP’s residents in Liberty Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16678 | Saxton, PA | 96% | 52% |
| 16657 | James Creek, PA | 4% | 4% |
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 Liberty Township
Who supplies Liberty Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Saxton Muni Water Auth (EPA ID PA4050021). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Liberty Township?
New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Liberty Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Crowsnest Broadband, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Liberty Township?
16678 (96%), 16657 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Liberty Township in?
Tussey Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in Liberty 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 Bedford 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.