Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Lower Salford Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Lower Salford Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 19438 holds the most residents (94%). Children in Lower Salford Township attend Souderton Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lower Salford 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 Salford Township.
Water comes from North Penn Water Authority
North Penn Water Authority supplies almost all of Lower Salford Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hilltown Twp Water&sewer Auth and Dtma Main System and Pa American Norristown and North Wales Water Authority and Telford Borough Authority as sellers) and serves 91,941 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 63% 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. PA1460034.
4 home internet providers serve Lower Salford Township
100% of 4,912 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Lower Salford Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lower Salford Township, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Food and Beverage Cartons
- Bottles and Jars
- Aluminum and Steel Cans
- Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, and Flattened Cardboard
- Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Bottles and Containers
- Plastic Containers
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lowersalfordtownship.org →
From lowersalfordtownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Salford Township is in Souderton Area 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lower Salford Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lower Salford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lower Salford Township | ZIP’s residents in Lower Salford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19438 | Harleysville, PA | 94% | 59% |
| 19473 | Schwenksville, PA | 6% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 18964.
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 Salford Township
Who supplies Lower Salford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Penn Water Authority (EPA ID PA1460034). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Lower Salford Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lower Salford Township?
19438 (94%), 19473 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lower Salford Township in?
Souderton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Lower Salford 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.
- Trash: Lower Salford Township’s own website (lowersalfordtownship.org), read Oct 21, 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.