Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Northampton Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Northampton Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 18966 holds the most residents (60%). Fiber reaches 96% of addresses in Northampton Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Northampton 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 Northampton Township.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Northampton 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.
Water comes from Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth
Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth supplies almost all of Northampton Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Warminster Municipal Authority and Bcwsa Main Lower South as sellers) and serves 36,750 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. PA1090089.
4 home internet providers serve Northampton Township
100% of 12,640 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Northampton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Northampton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Northampton Township is in Council Rock 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.
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.
Northampton Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Northampton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Northampton Township | ZIP’s residents in Northampton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18966 | Southampton, PA | 60% | 63% |
| 18954 | Richboro, PA | 24% | 100% |
| 18974 | Warminster, PA | 10% | 9% |
| 19053 | Feasterville Trevose, PA | 5% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 18940.
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 Northampton Township
Who supplies Northampton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth (EPA ID PA1090089). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Northampton 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 Northampton Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Northampton Township?
18966 (60%), 18954 (24%), 18974 (10%), 19053 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Northampton Township in?
Council Rock School District.
How do I register to vote in Northampton 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 Bucks 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.