Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Union Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
North Union Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 17985 holds the most residents (72%). Nuremberg Branch Library, at 45 Brush Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Union 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 Union Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Union 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 Aqua Pa Oneida
Aqua Pa Oneida supplies North Union Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Nuremburg Water Co Veolia serves another 22%. Aqua Pa Eagle Rock Utilities serves another 16%. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 568 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
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. PA3540071.
5 home internet providers serve North Union Township
89% of 808 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 66% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 48% | 1,000/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable, Fiber | 21% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Union Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Union Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Union Township is in Hazleton Area School District.
C−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 Union Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Union Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Union Township | ZIP’s residents in North Union Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17985 | Zion Grove, PA | 72% | 79% |
| 18202 | Hazleton, PA | 16% | 2% |
| 18241 | Nuremberg, PA | 12% | 37% |
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 Union Township
Who supplies North Union Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Oneida (EPA ID PA3540071). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in North Union 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 Union Township?
Frontier, Breezeline, Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Union Township?
17985 (72%), 18202 (16%), 18241 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Union Township in?
Hazleton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in North Union 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.