Living in Mount Gretna, PA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Mount Gretna, collected by TNT Sanitation Service, Inc. For emergencies, Mount Gretna is closest to Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Gretna, 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 Mount Gretna.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Gretna.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mt Gretna Auth water system
The Mt Gretna Auth water system supplies almost all of Mount Gretna. It draws ground water and serves 485 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 1.0 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. PA7380024.
5 home internet providers serve Mount Gretna
100% of 189 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mount Gretna is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mount Gretna, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles and Jugs
- Metal Food and Beverage Cans (Aluminum and Steel)
- Glass Bottles and Jars (Clear, Green, Brown)
- Corrugated Cardboard (Must Be Flat)
- Newspaper
From borough.mtgretna.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-11-02. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Gretna is in Cornwall-Lebanon 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.
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.
Mount Gretna is in ZIP code 17064
ZIP codes where Mount Gretna residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Gretna | ZIP’s residents in Mount Gretna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17064 | Mount Gretna, PA | 100% | 23% |
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 Mount Gretna
Who supplies Mount Gretna’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mt Gretna Auth water system (EPA ID PA7380024). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Gretna?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Mount Gretna?
Xfinity, PA.net, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Gretna?
17064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Gretna in?
Cornwall-Lebanon School District.
How do I register to vote in Mount Gretna?
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 Lebanon 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: Mount Gretna’s own website (borough.mtgretna.com), read Oct 22, 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.