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The Newtown Township handbook

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

Aqua Pa Main System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. The closest public drop-off to Newtown Township is Haverford Township Community Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newtown Township, 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 Newtown Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newtown Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

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 Aqua Pa Main System

Aqua Pa Main System supplies almost all of Newtown Township. It draws surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa Bensalem and Bcwsa Main Lower South and Aqua Pa Uwchlan and Phoenixville Water Dept and Aqua Pa West Chester as sellers) and serves 822,600 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1460073.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Newtown Township

100% of 4,712 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless93%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless32%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

In Newtown Township, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newtown Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the daynewtowntownship.org
Curbside recyclingEvery other week, WedRecycling picked up at the curbnewtowntownship.org
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Clear, green, and brown glass
  • Office paper, junk mail and newspapers
  • Cardboard boxes (clean and flattened)
  • Plastic bottles (rinsed and lids off)
  • Metal and aluminum cans (rinsed)
  • Paper milk and juice cartons

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check newtowntownship.org →

From newtowntownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Newtown Township kids go to
K–5Culbertson El SchMarple Newtown School District
6–8Paxon Hollow MSin Broomall
9–12Marple Newtown SHSMarple Newtown School District

Newtown Township is in Marple Newtown 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Newtown Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Newtown TownshipZIP’s residents in Newtown Township
19073Newtown Square, PA99%71%
19312Berwyn, PA1%1%

A few homes fall in 19087.

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 Newtown Township

Who supplies Newtown Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aqua Pa Main System (EPA ID PA1460073). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newtown Township?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newtown Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Newtown Township?

19073 (99%), 19312 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newtown Township in?

Marple Newtown School District.

How do I register to vote in Newtown 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 Delaware County Bureau 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: Newtown Township’s own website (newtowntownship.org), 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.