Living in North Vandergrift, PA: what to set up and who to call
North Vandergrift has no town government of its own, so Armstrong County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kiski Area School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Vandergrift Public Library Association, 0.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Vandergrift, 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 Vandergrift.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Vandergrift.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mawc Sweeney Plant water system
The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system supplies North Vandergrift: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 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.
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.
3 home internet providers serve North Vandergrift
100% of 198 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Salsgiver | Fiber | 82% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Vandergrift’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Vandergrift.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Vandergrift is in Kiski 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
North Vandergrift is unincorporated, so Armstrong County is the local government.
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 Vandergrift is in ZIP code 15690
ZIP codes where North Vandergrift residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Vandergrift | ZIP’s residents in North Vandergrift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15690 | Vandergrift, PA | 100% | 4% |
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 Vandergrift
Who supplies North Vandergrift’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 North Vandergrift?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve North Vandergrift?
Xfinity, Salsgiver, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Vandergrift?
15690. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Vandergrift in?
Kiski Area School District.
How do I register to vote in North Vandergrift?
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 Armstrong 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.