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The Little Mahanoy Township handbook

Living in Little Mahanoy Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Little Mahanoy Township goes to 17823 (63% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, 16.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Little Mahanoy Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Little Mahanoy Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Little Mahanoy 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.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Little Mahanoy Township

82% of 189 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TDS TelecomDSL77%50/10
Service ElectricCable61%2,000/200
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless71%300/20
SkyPacketFixed wireless25%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless20%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Little Mahanoy Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Little Mahanoy Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Little Mahanoy Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Little Mahanoy Township kids go to
PK–4Line Mountain El Schin Trevorton
5–8Line Mountain MSin Herndon
9–12Line Mountain HSin Herndon

Little Mahanoy Township is in Line Mountain 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Little Mahanoy Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Little Mahanoy Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Little Mahanoy TownshipZIP’s residents in Little Mahanoy Township
17823Dornsife, PA63%22%
17872Shamokin, PA37%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Little Mahanoy Township

Who provides electricity in Little Mahanoy 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 Little Mahanoy Township?

TDS Telecom, Service Electric, PA.net, Verizon, SkyPacket, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Little Mahanoy Township?

17823 (63%), 17872 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Little Mahanoy Township in?

Line Mountain School District.

How do I register to vote in Little Mahanoy 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 Northumberland 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.

  • 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.