Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Longswamp Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Longswamp Township goes to 19539 (49% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. Longswamp Township has a train station, Topton Rail Yard.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Longswamp 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 Longswamp Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Longswamp Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lutheran Home at Topton water system
The Lutheran Home at Topton water system supplies Longswamp Township: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Mt Village MHP serves another 11%. About 69% 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 410 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1995, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1995: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA3060094.
5 home internet providers serve Longswamp Township
98% of 2,191 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Conestoga | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 67% | 2,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 52% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Longswamp Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Longswamp Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Longswamp Township is in Brandywine Heights Area 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Longswamp Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Longswamp Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Longswamp Township | ZIP’s residents in Longswamp Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19539 | Mertztown, PA | 49% | 60% |
| 18062 | Macungie, PA | 20% | 4% |
| 18011 | Alburtis, PA | 18% | 17% |
| 19562 | Topton, PA | 11% | 22% |
| 18031 | Breinigsville, PA | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 19530.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Longswamp Township
Who supplies Longswamp Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lutheran Home at Topton water system (EPA ID PA3060094). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Longswamp Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Longswamp Township?
Windstream Conestoga, Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Longswamp Township?
19539 (49%), 18062 (20%), 18011 (18%), 19562 (11%), 18031 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Longswamp Township in?
Brandywine Heights Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Longswamp 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 Berks 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.