Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lower Frederick Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Lower Frederick Township comes from the Schwenksville Borough Auth water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. For emergencies, Lower Frederick Township is closest to Pottstown Hospital, 7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lower Frederick 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 Frederick Township.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lower Frederick Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Schwenksville Borough Auth water system
The Schwenksville Borough Auth water system supplies Lower Frederick Township: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 26% 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 North Penn Water Authority and Aqua Pa Perkiomen Township as sellers) and serves 5,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. PA1460042.
5 home internet providers serve Lower Frederick Township
99% of 1,904 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Windstream Conestoga | DSL, Fiber | 3% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lower Frederick Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lower Frederick Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lower Frederick Township is in Perkiomen Valley School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lower Frederick Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lower Frederick Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lower Frederick Township | ZIP’s residents in Lower Frederick Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19473 | Schwenksville, PA | 72% | 22% |
| 18074 | Perkiomenville, PA | 25% | 22% |
| 19492 | Zieglerville, PA | 3% | 14% |
A few homes fall in 19438.
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 Frederick Township
Who supplies Lower Frederick Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Schwenksville Borough Auth water system (EPA ID PA1460042). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lower Frederick Township?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lower Frederick Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Windstream Conestoga, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lower Frederick Township?
19473 (72%), 18074 (25%), 19492 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lower Frederick Township in?
Perkiomen Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Lower Frederick 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 Montgomery 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.