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The Millsboro handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Tri Cnty Jt Muni Auth water system, which supplies Millsboro. Millsboro has no town government of its own, so Washington County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bethlehem-Center School District.

Millsboro has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Washington County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Millsboro’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Millsboro, 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 Millsboro.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Millsboro.

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 Tri Cnty Jt Muni Auth water system

The Tri Cnty Jt Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Millsboro. It draws surface water and serves 10,100 people in all.

12 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Sep 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. PA5630045.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Millsboro

100% of 336 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable97%1,000/50
KineticFiber, DSL96%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless59%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless32%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 Millsboro’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Millsboro.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMillsboro has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Millsboro kids go to
PK–6Bethlehem-Center El Schin Fredericktown
7–12Bethlehem-Center JSHSin Fredericktown

Millsboro is in Bethlehem-Center 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Millsboro is unincorporated, so Washington County is the local government.

Local governmentWashington CountyMillsboro is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereWashington County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Washington County (county election office). 95 W. Beau St, Suite G10, Washington, PA 15301-4432 · (724) 228-6750 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Millsboro spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MillsboroZIP’s residents in Millsboro
15333Fredericktown, PA57%15%
15348Millsboro, PA43%100%

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 Millsboro

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

The Tri Cnty Jt Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA5630045). It reported 12 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Millsboro?

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

What internet providers serve Millsboro?

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

What ZIP codes are in Millsboro?

15333 (57%), 15348 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Millsboro in?

Bethlehem-Center School District.

How do I register to vote in Millsboro?

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 Washington 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.