Living in Mount Pleasant Mills, PA: what to set up and who to call
Mount Pleasant Mills has no town government of its own, so Snyder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Midd-West School District. The ER is a drive from Mount Pleasant Mills: the closest is Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, 19.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Pleasant Mills, 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 Pleasant Mills.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Pleasant Mills. 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.
Water comes from Perry Twp Municipal Auth water system
The Perry Twp Municipal Auth water system supplies Mount Pleasant Mills: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 285 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 Jan–Dec 2004, was 50.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. PA4550018.
4 home internet providers serve Mount Pleasant Mills
98% of 220 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
| Centre WISP | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mount Pleasant Mills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Pleasant Mills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Pleasant Mills is in Midd-West 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
Mount Pleasant Mills is unincorporated, so Snyder County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mount Pleasant Mills is in ZIP code 17853
ZIP codes where Mount Pleasant Mills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Pleasant Mills | ZIP’s residents in Mount Pleasant Mills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17853 | Mount Pleasant Mills, PA | 100% | 15% |
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 Pleasant Mills
Who supplies Mount Pleasant Mills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Perry Twp Municipal Auth water system (EPA ID PA4550018). 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 50.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Pleasant Mills?
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 Mills?
Zito Media, Verizon, SkyPacket, Centre WISP (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Pleasant Mills?
17853. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Pleasant Mills in?
Midd-West School District.
How do I register to vote in Mount Pleasant Mills?
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 Snyder 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.