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The Mahoning Township handbook

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

Most mail in Mahoning Township goes to 16116 (81% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Mahoning Township.

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.

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Penn Power

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mahoning Township.

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 Mahoning Township water system

The Mahoning Township water system supplies Mahoning Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Pa Amer Water Co New Castle serves another 30%. About 28% 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 Aqua Ohio - Struthers as seller) and serves 1,032 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 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. PA6370054.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Mahoning Township

91% of 1,441 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable89%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless24%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless20%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mahoning Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mahoning Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Mahoning 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.

Mahoning Township kids go to
K–5Mohawk El Schin New Castle
6–8Mohawk JHSin New Castle
9–12Mohawk SHSin New Castle

Most of Mahoning Township (91%) is in Mohawk Area School District; parts are in Union Area School District (9%).

A−School 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mahoning Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mahoning TownshipZIP’s residents in Mahoning Township
16116Edinburg, PA81%86%
16132Hillsville, PA14%100%
16143Pulaski, PA3%4%

A few homes fall in 16101, 16102.

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 Mahoning Township

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

The Mahoning Township water system (EPA ID PA6370054). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Mahoning Township?

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Mahoning Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mahoning Township?

16116 (81%), 16132 (14%), 16143 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mahoning Township in?

Mohawk Area School District. Parts of the city are in Union 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 Lawrence 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.