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The Middletown handbook

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

Middletown runs its own electric utility, Borough of Middletown. Middletown has a train station, M&H Railroad.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Middletown, 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 Middletown.

Electricity

Power comes from Borough of Middletown

Borough of Middletown (Borough of Middletown - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Middletown.

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 Veolia Middletown water system

The Veolia Middletown water system supplies almost all of Middletown. It draws ground water and serves 9,600 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. PA7220038.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Middletown

100% of 2,833 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless94%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless74%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless16%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Middletown depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Middletown, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Woody Waste Facility

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
6p
  • Mon8 am–7 pm
  • Wed8 am–7 pm
  • Fri8 am–7 pm
  • Sat8 am–7 pm
  • Sun8 am–7 pm

Cost: $10.00 per year for Middletown residents

Recycling drop-off

Dauphin County Recycling Center

1625 S Cameron Street, Harrisburg

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsWeekly service includes one bulk item with trash pickup

From middletownborough.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-02-06, 2026-05-14, 2026-05-28. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Middletown kids go to
K–5Fink El SchMiddletown Area School District
6–8Middletown Area MSMiddletown Area School District
9–12Middletown Area HSMiddletown Area School District

Middletown is in Middletown Area 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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Middletown is in ZIP code 17057

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MiddletownZIP’s residents in Middletown
17057Middletown, PA100%41%

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Middletown

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

The Veolia Middletown water system (EPA ID PA7220038). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Middletown?

Borough of Middletown (Borough of Middletown - (PA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Middletown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Middletown?

17057. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Middletown in?

Middletown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Middletown?

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 Dauphin 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: Middletown’s own website (middletownborough.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.