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The North Cornwall Township handbook

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

Lebanon Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2021. Children in North Cornwall Township attend Cornwall-Lebanon School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in North Cornwall 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 North Cornwall Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Cornwall Township.

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 Lebanon Water Auth

Lebanon Water Auth supplies North Cornwall Township: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 57,000 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 2021. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile7.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 7.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. PA7380010.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve North Cornwall Township

100% of 2,658 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless96%980/880
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
AT&TFixed wireless80%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
Upward BroadbandFixed wireless13%400/100

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in North Cornwall Township

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

Drop-off center

North Cornwall Township Recycling Drop-Off Site

320 South 18th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042

Permit needed
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  • Mon7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Tue7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Wed7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Thu7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Fri7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Sat7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm
  • Sun7 am–5 pm, 7 am–7 pm

Cost: Yard waste area only: annual Key Card $30.00 per calendar year plus $5.00 deposit on first issuance, or Pay As You Go $5.00 per bag or container (max 35 gallons)

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagenctown.org →
Get the permit from Town Hall(717) 273-9200

From nctown.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-12-30, 2026-03-24. 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.

North Cornwall Township kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Cedar Crest MSin Lebanon
9–12Cedar Crest HSin Lebanon

North Cornwall Township is in Cornwall-Lebanon School District.

BSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

North Cornwall Township is in ZIP code 17042

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of North Cornwall TownshipZIP’s residents in North Cornwall Township
17042Lebanon, PA100%21%

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 North Cornwall Township

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

Lebanon Water Auth (EPA ID PA7380010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in North Cornwall Township?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve North Cornwall Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in North Cornwall Township?

17042. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is North Cornwall Township in?

Cornwall-Lebanon School District.

How do I register to vote in North Cornwall 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 Lebanon 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: North Cornwall Township’s own website (nctown.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.