Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Martins Creek, PA: what to set up and who to call
Martins Creek has no town government of its own, so Northampton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bangor Area School District. The closest ER is St. Luke's Warren Hospital, 5.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Martins Creek, 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 Martins Creek.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Martins Creek.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hillendale-On-The-Delaware water system
The Hillendale-On-The-Delaware water system supplies Martins Creek: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 150 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA3480026.
2 home internet providers serve Martins Creek
72% of 288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 69% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Martins Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Martins Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Martins Creek (51%) is in Bangor Area School District; parts are in Easton Area School District (49%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Martins Creek is unincorporated, so Northampton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Martins Creek spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Martins Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Martins Creek | ZIP’s residents in Martins Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18063 | Martins Creek, PA | 83% | 100% |
| 18013 | Bangor, PA | 15% | 1% |
| 18040 | Easton, PA | 2% | 0% |
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 Martins Creek
Who supplies Martins Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hillendale-On-The-Delaware water system (EPA ID PA3480026). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Martins Creek?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Martins Creek?
Service Electric, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Martins Creek?
18063 (83%), 18013 (15%), 18040 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Martins Creek in?
Bangor Area School District. Parts of the city are in Easton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Martins Creek?
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 Northampton 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.