Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Lower Macungie Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Lower Macungie Township has its own drop-off, Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center, on 5536 Indian Creek Road. The closest ER is Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie, 1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lower Macungie 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 Macungie Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lower Macungie 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.
Water comes from Lca Wlsa Central Division water system
The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system supplies Lower Macungie Township: about 95% of residents live in its service area. 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 Lca Allentown Division and Salisbury Twp Water System and Swt Main System as sellers) and serves 47,693 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 Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA3390073.
6 home internet providers serve Lower Macungie Township
97% of 11,115 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 86% | 1,500/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 83% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management picks up trash in Lower Macungie Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lower Macungie Township, from the town’s own site.
Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center
5536 Indian Creek Road, Macungie, PA, 18062
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum and bi-metal beverage cans
- Cardboard boxes (broken down, flattened and placed inside the recycling cart)
- Clear, green and brown glass food containers
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Magazines and catalogs
- Newspapers and inserts
- Plastic soda bottles, salad dressing, etc. (PETE)
- Ketchup and syrup bottles (PP)
- Steel cans (tin)
- Telephone books
From lowermac.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lower Macungie Township is in East Penn School District.
A−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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lower Macungie Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lower Macungie Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lower Macungie Township | ZIP’s residents in Lower Macungie Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18062 | Macungie, PA | 63% | 79% |
| 18106 | Allentown, PA | 16% | 68% |
| 18103 | Allentown, PA | 11% | 8% |
| 18011 | Alburtis, PA | 5% | 27% |
| 18049 | Emmaus, PA | 4% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 18087, 19539, 18046, 18104.
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 Macungie Township
Who supplies Lower Macungie Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system (EPA ID PA3390073). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lower Macungie 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 Lower Macungie Township?
Astound Broadband, Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lower Macungie Township?
18062 (63%), 18106 (16%), 18103 (11%), 18011 (5%), 18049 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lower Macungie Township in?
East Penn School District.
How do I register to vote in Lower Macungie 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 Lehigh 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: Lower Macungie Township’s own website (lowermac.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.