Photo: J Clear. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mont Clare, PA: what to set up and who to call
Mont Clare has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Spring-Ford Area School District. The closest public drop-off to Mont Clare is Phoenixville Compost Site, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mont Clare, 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 Clare.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mont Clare. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Upper Providence
Aqua Pa Upper Providence supplies Mont Clare: about 36% of residents live in its service area. Pa American Royersford serves another 33%. Phoenixville Water Dept serves another 29%. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Phoenixville Water Dept as seller) and serves 810 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.
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. PA1460015.
4 home internet providers serve Mont Clare
100% of 559 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mont Clare.
Phoenixville Compost Site
18 South 2nd Avenue, 19460 · run by Borough of Phoenixville
This isn’t Mont Clare’s own facility. Whether Mont Clare residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mont Clare is in Spring-Ford Area 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Mont Clare is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mont Clare spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mont Clare residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mont Clare | ZIP’s residents in Mont Clare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19453 | Mont Clare, PA | 72% | 100% |
| 19460 | Phoenixville, PA | 28% | 1% |
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 Clare
Who supplies Mont Clare’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Upper Providence (EPA ID PA1460015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Mont Clare?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mont Clare?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mont Clare?
19453 (72%), 19460 (28%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mont Clare in?
Spring-Ford Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Mont Clare?
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 Montgomery 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.