Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mont Alto, PA: what to set up and who to call
Mont Alto runs its own electric utility, Mont Alto Borough. Mont Alto Municipal Authority reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mont Alto, 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 Mont Alto.
Power comes from Mont Alto Borough
Mont Alto Borough (Mont Alto Borough), a municipal utility, serves all of Mont Alto.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mont Alto Municipal Authority
Mont Alto Municipal Authority supplies almost all of Mont Alto. It draws ground water and serves 1,705 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 3.0 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. PA7280040.
6 home internet providers serve Mont Alto
100% of 595 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mont Alto’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mont Alto.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mont Alto is in Waynesboro Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mont Alto is in ZIP code 17237
ZIP codes where Mont Alto residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mont Alto | ZIP’s residents in Mont Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17237 | Mont Alto, PA | 100% | 90% |
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 Mont Alto
Who supplies Mont Alto’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mont Alto Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA7280040). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mont Alto?
Mont Alto Borough (Mont Alto Borough), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Mont Alto?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, PA.net, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mont Alto?
17237. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mont Alto in?
Waynesboro Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Mont Alto?
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 Franklin 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.