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The Mapleton handbook

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

Power in Mapleton comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Mount Union Area School District runs the public schools in Mapleton.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mapleton, 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 Mapleton.

Electricity

Power comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop

Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mapleton. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 Mapleton Muni Water Auth

Mapleton Muni Water Auth supplies almost all of Mapleton. It draws surface water and serves 570 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile19.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 19.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA4310015.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Mapleton

95% of 193 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable94%1,000/50
T-MobileFixed wireless41%25/3
Crowsnest BroadbandFixed wireless33%150/45
AT&TFixed wireless4%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 Mapleton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mapleton.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mapleton kids go to
K–2Mount Union-Kistler El Schin Mount Union
3–5Shirley Twp El Schin Mount Union
6–8Mount Union Area JHSin Mount Union
9–12Mount Union Area SHSin Mount Union

Mapleton is in Mount Union Area School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mapleton is in ZIP code 17052

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MapletonZIP’s residents in Mapleton
17052Mapleton Depot, PA100%28%

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 Mapleton

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

Mapleton Muni Water Auth (EPA ID PA4310015). 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 19.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mapleton?

Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mapleton?

Breezeline, T-Mobile, Crowsnest Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mapleton?

17052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mapleton in?

Mount Union Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Mapleton?

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 Huntingdon 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.