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The Lower Makefield Township handbook

Living in Lower Makefield Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Lower Makefield Township goes to 19067 (94% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The closest ER is St. Mary Medical Center, 4.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lower Makefield Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lower Makefield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lower Makefield 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa American Water Co Yardley

Pa American Water Co Yardley supplies Lower Makefield Township: about 93% of residents live in its service area. Morrisville Munic Authority serves another 6%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Morrisville Munic Authority and Newtown Artesian Water Co as sellers) and serves 33,171 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. PA1090074.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lower Makefield Township

100% of 10,502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless51%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lower Makefield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lower Makefield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lower Makefield Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lower Makefield Township kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Pennsbury HSin Fairless Hills

Lower Makefield Township is in Pennsbury 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lower Makefield Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Lower Makefield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lower Makefield TownshipZIP’s residents in Lower Makefield Township
19067Morrisville, PA94%59%
18940Newtown, PA5%6%

A few homes fall in 18977.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Makefield Township

Who supplies Lower Makefield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Pa American Water Co Yardley (EPA ID PA1090074). 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 (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lower Makefield 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 Makefield Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lower Makefield Township?

19067 (94%), 18940 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lower Makefield Township in?

Pennsbury School District.

How do I register to vote in Lower Makefield 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 Bucks 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.