Living in Lorane, PA: what to set up and who to call
Lorane has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Exeter Township School District. The closest ER is Reading Hospital, 5.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lorane, 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 Lorane.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lorane.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Glen Alsace Div water system
The Paw Glen Alsace Div water system supplies Lorane: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Lincolnwood MHP serves another 8%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Reading Area Water Authority and Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth as sellers) and serves 24,951 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 Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. PA3060088.
6 home internet providers serve Lorane
100% of 1,607 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 98% | 2,000/200 |
| Windstream Conestoga | Fiber, DSL | 69% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lorane’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lorane.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lorane is in Exeter Township 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lorane is unincorporated, so Berks County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lorane spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lorane residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lorane | ZIP’s residents in Lorane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19606 | Reading, PA | 83% | 10% |
| 19508 | Birdsboro, PA | 17% | 5% |
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 Lorane
Who supplies Lorane’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Glen Alsace Div water system (EPA ID PA3060088). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lorane?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Lorane?
Xfinity, Service Electric, Windstream Conestoga, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lorane?
19606 (83%), 19508 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lorane in?
Exeter Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Lorane?
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.