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The Menno Township handbook

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

The Allensville Muni Auth water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2021. Power in Menno Township comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Menno 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 Menno Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop

Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 92.4% of Menno Township residents. 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 Allensville Muni Auth water system

The Allensville Muni Auth water system supplies Menno Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 74% 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 480 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2021. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile12.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 12.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA4440008.

Internet

Which providers serve Menno Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Menno Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Menno Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Menno Township kids go to
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Mifflin Co MSin Lewistown
10–12Mifflin Co HSin Lewistown

Menno Township is in Mifflin County School District.

CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Menno Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Menno TownshipZIP’s residents in Menno Township
17004Belleville, PA73%27%
17002Allensville, PA26%78%
17060Mill Creek, PA1%2%

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 Menno Township

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

The Allensville Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4440008). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Menno Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Menno Township?

17004 (73%), 17002 (26%), 17060 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Menno Township in?

Mifflin County School District.

How do I register to vote in Menno 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 Mifflin 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): pending.