Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Limestone Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Limestone Township goes to 17844 (93% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Jane & Annetta Herr Memorial Library (Jane & Annette Herr Memorial Library), 2.0 miles away, is the closest library to Limestone Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Limestone 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 Limestone Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Limestone 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 New Berlin Municipal Authority
New Berlin Municipal Authority supplies Limestone Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 990 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1995, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1995: 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. PA4600010.
9 home internet providers serve Limestone Township
95% of 746 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Buffalo Valley | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 27% | 2,000/200 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 7% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| Susquehanna Broadband | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Limestone Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Limestone Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Limestone Township is in Mifflinburg 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 Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Limestone Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Limestone Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Limestone Township | ZIP’s residents in Limestone Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17844 | Mifflinburg, PA | 93% | 16% |
| 17855 | New Berlin, PA | 7% | 13% |
16234 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Limestone Township
Who supplies Limestone Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Berlin Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA4600010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Limestone 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 Limestone Township?
Windstream Buffalo Valley, Service Electric, Breezeline, Verizon, Susquehanna Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Limestone Township?
17844 (93%), 17855 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Limestone Township in?
Mifflinburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Limestone 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 Union 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.