Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lower Frankford Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lower Frankford Township comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Lower Frankford Township attend Big Spring School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lower Frankford 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 Lower Frankford Township.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 77.7% of Lower Frankford Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rolling Hills Estates water system
The Rolling Hills Estates water system supplies Lower Frankford Township: about 17% of residents live in its service area. About 83% 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 175 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 Jul–Dec 1995, was 7.0 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. PA7210013.
7 home internet providers serve Lower Frankford Township
70% of 726 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 58% | 2,000/250 |
| Zito Media | Cable | 28% | 200/25 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 40/3 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 94% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lower Frankford Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lower Frankford Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lower Frankford Township is in Big Spring 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lower Frankford Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lower Frankford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lower Frankford Township | ZIP’s residents in Lower Frankford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17015 | Carlisle, PA | 97% | 8% |
| 17241 | Newville, PA | 3% | 0% |
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 Lower Frankford Township
Who supplies Lower Frankford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rolling Hills Estates water system (EPA ID PA7210013). 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 7.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lower Frankford Township?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lower Frankford Township?
Xfinity, Zito Media, Brightspeed, PA.net, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lower Frankford Township?
17015 (97%), 17241 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lower Frankford Township in?
Big Spring School District.
How do I register to vote in Lower Frankford 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 Cumberland 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.