Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Muhlenberg Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Muhlenberg Township is Berks County Electronic Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Muhlenberg Township has its own library, Muhlenberg Community Library, at 3612 Kutztown Rd.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Muhlenberg Township, 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 Muhlenberg Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Muhlenberg Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth water system
The Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Muhlenberg Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists Reading Area Water Authority as seller) and serves 22,400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA3060038.
6 home internet providers serve Muhlenberg Township
100% of 7,626 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| FastBridge Fiber | Fiber | 70% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 14% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Muhlenberg Township is Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Muhlenberg Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Thu or Fri)
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Township Brush / Recycling Drop-Off area on Reading Crest Avenue
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $10 refundable deposit for key fob (returned with fob); $10 replacement fee for lost fob
From muhlenbergtwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Muhlenberg Township is in Muhlenberg School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Muhlenberg Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Muhlenberg Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Muhlenberg Township | ZIP’s residents in Muhlenberg Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19605 | Reading, PA | 60% | 62% |
| 19560 | Temple, PA | 35% | 82% |
| 19604 | Reading, PA | 5% | 4% |
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 Muhlenberg Township
Who supplies Muhlenberg Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA3060038). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Muhlenberg Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Muhlenberg Township?
Xfinity, FastBridge Fiber, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Muhlenberg Township?
19605 (60%), 19560 (35%), 19604 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Muhlenberg Township in?
Muhlenberg School District.
How do I register to vote in Muhlenberg 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 Berks 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: Muhlenberg Township’s own website (muhlenbergtwp.com), read Oct 21, 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.