Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Manheim Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to North Manheim Township is Schuylkill Haven Compost Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, North Manheim Township is closest to Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, 1.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Manheim 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 North Manheim Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Manheim Township. 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 Schuylkill Haven Boro Water
Schuylkill Haven Boro Water supplies North Manheim Township: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Schuylkill Co Mun Auth serves another 13%. About 39% 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 6,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher 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. PA3540041.
4 home internet providers serve North Manheim Township
91% of 1,581 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 88% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Manheim Township.
Schuylkill Haven Compost Center
This isn’t North Manheim Township’s own facility. Whether North Manheim Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Manheim Township is in Blue Mountain School District.
B+School 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Manheim Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Manheim Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Manheim Township | ZIP’s residents in North Manheim Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17972 | Schuylkill Haven, PA | 53% | 18% |
| 17901 | Pottsville, PA | 44% | 8% |
| 17961 | Orwigsburg, PA | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 17929.
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 North Manheim Township
Who supplies North Manheim Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Schuylkill Haven Boro Water (EPA ID PA3540041). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Manheim Township?
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 North Manheim Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Manheim Township?
17972 (53%), 17901 (44%), 17961 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Manheim Township in?
Blue Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in North Manheim 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 Schuylkill 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.