Living in Mahoning Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Mahoning Township has its own drop-off, Carbon County Recycling Center, on 472 Seneca Road. The closest ER is St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus, 3.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mahoning 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 Mahoning Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mahoning 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 Lehighton Water Authority
Lehighton Water Authority supplies Mahoning Township: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Tri Valley Eldo Lake Division serves another 9%. Nis Hollow Estates serves another 9%. Mahoning Valley Convalescent H serves another 7%. About 61% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 9,000 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 1.8 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. PA3130009.
4 home internet providers serve Mahoning Township
98% of 1,958 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 19% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Mahoning Township has its own drop-off: Carbon County Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Mahoning Township, and where the rules are.
Carbon County Recycling Center
472 Seneca Road, Lehighton, PA, 18235
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2018). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mahoning Township is in Lehighton Area School District.
B−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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mahoning Township is in ZIP code 18235
ZIP codes where Mahoning Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mahoning Township | ZIP’s residents in Mahoning Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18235 | Lehighton, PA | 100% | 22% |
A few homes fall in 18211.
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 Mahoning Township
Who supplies Mahoning Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lehighton Water Authority (EPA ID PA3130009). 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 1.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mahoning 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 Mahoning Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mahoning Township?
18235. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mahoning Township in?
Lehighton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Mahoning 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 Carbon 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.