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The Mount Pleasant Township handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Mount Pleasant Township is Bloomsburg Recycling Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Service Electric is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Mount Pleasant Township.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Pleasant Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPPL Electric Utilitiesinvestor-owned utility · 18.6¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offBloomsburg Recycling Center, 5 miMore →SchoolCentral Columbia School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes17815, 17846Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mount Pleasant Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Pleasant 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mount Pleasant Township

91% of 623 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricFiber, Cable87%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless64%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless34%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless31%25/3
SkyPacketFixed wireless18%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Pleasant Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.8 mi from the center of Mount Pleasant Township

Bloomsburg Recycling Center

901 Patterson Drive, Bloomsburg, PA, 18635 · run by Town of Bloomsburg

This isn’t Mount Pleasant Township’s own facility. Whether Mount Pleasant Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mount Pleasant Township kids go to
K–4Central Columbia El Schin Bloomsburg
5–8Central Columbia MSin Bloomsburg
9–12Central Columbia SHSin Bloomsburg

Mount Pleasant Township is in Central Columbia School District.

ASchool 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMount Pleasant Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereColumbia County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Columbia County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check pavoterservices.pa.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mount Pleasant Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount Pleasant TownshipZIP’s residents in Mount Pleasant Township
17815Bloomsburg, PA81%4%
17846Millville, PA19%8%

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.

Nearest emergency roomGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital4.2 miles awayGet a library cardBloomsburg Public Library225 Market St. · (570) 784-0883

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mount Pleasant Township

Who provides electricity in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Township?

Service Electric, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, SkyPacket (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Pleasant Township?

17815 (81%), 17846 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Pleasant Township in?

Central Columbia School District.

How do I register to vote in Mount Pleasant 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 Columbia 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.

  • 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.