Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Macungie, PA: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Macungie. The closest ER is Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie, 0.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Macungie, 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 Macungie.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Macungie. 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 Macungie Borough Authority
Macungie Borough Authority supplies Macungie: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 3,039 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1995, was 5.0 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. PA3390033.
6 home internet providers serve Macungie
100% of 955 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 95% | 1,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 95% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Macungie is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Macungie, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Responsible Recycling Services
805 Tomahawk Drive, Kutztown
GER Solutions
795 Roble Road, Allentown
Waste Management Material
799 Smith Lane, Northampton
From macungie.pa.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Macungie 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.
Macungie is in ZIP code 18062
ZIP codes where Macungie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Macungie | ZIP’s residents in Macungie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18062 | Macungie, PA | 100% | 13% |
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 Macungie
Who supplies Macungie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Macungie Borough Authority (EPA ID PA3390033). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Macungie?
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 Macungie?
Service Electric, Astound Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Macungie?
18062. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Macungie in?
East Penn School District.
How do I register to vote in Macungie?
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: Macungie’s own website (macungie.pa.us), 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.