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The Monroe Township handbook

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

Monroe Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 17086 holds the most residents (70%). The nearest emergency room is Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, 25.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Monroe Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

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 Richfield Area Joint Auth water system

The Richfield Area Joint Auth water system supplies Monroe Township: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% 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 1,000 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA4340009.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Monroe Township

64% of 880 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Zito MediaCable, Fiber59%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless31%80/10
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
T-MobileFixed wireless38%100/20
Centre WISPFixed wireless31%1,000/1,000
SkyPacketFixed wireless23%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monroe Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Monroe Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Monroe Township kids go to
K–6East Juniata El SchJuniata County School District
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Monroe Township is in Juniata County School District.

B−School 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

Monroe Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Monroe TownshipZIP’s residents in Monroe Township
17086Richfield, PA70%61%
17062Millerstown, PA15%7%
17049Mc Alisterville, PA10%6%
17014Cocolamus, PA4%43%
17853Mount Pleasant Mills, PA1%1%

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 Monroe Township

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

The Richfield Area Joint Auth water system (EPA ID PA4340009). 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 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Monroe Township?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Monroe Township?

Zito Media, Brightspeed, PA.net, T-Mobile, Centre WISP, SkyPacket (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Monroe Township?

17086 (70%), 17062 (15%), 17049 (10%), 17014 (4%), 17853 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Monroe Township in?

Juniata County School District.

How do I register to vote in Monroe 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 Juniata 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.