Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Alexandria

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The New Alexandria handbook

Living in New Alexandria, PA: what to set up and who to call

Every home in New Alexandria is in ZIP code 15670. Children in New Alexandria attend Derry Area School District.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in New Alexandria.

Electricity

Power comes from Penelec

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Alexandria.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mawc Sweeney Plant water system

The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system supplies almost all of New Alexandria. It draws surface water and serves 143,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. PA5650032.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve New Alexandria

100% of 258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticFiber, DSL100%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless80%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Alexandria’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Alexandria.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in New Alexandria or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Alexandria kids go to
K–5Grandview El Schin Derry
6–8Derry Area MSin Derry
9–12Derry Area SHSin Derry

New Alexandria is in Derry 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Alexandria is in ZIP code 15670

ZIP codes where New Alexandria residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of New AlexandriaZIP’s residents in New Alexandria
15670New Alexandria, PA100%15%

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.

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

Questions about living in New Alexandria

Who supplies New Alexandria’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system (EPA ID PA5650032). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Alexandria?

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve New Alexandria?

Kinetic, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Alexandria?

15670. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Alexandria in?

Derry Area School District.

How do I register to vote in New Alexandria?

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 Westmoreland 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.