Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Norwegian Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Norwegian Township has its own drop-off, Norwegian Township Recycling Drop-Off Center. For a library card, the closest branch is Pottsville Free Public Library, 1.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Norwegian 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 Norwegian Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Norwegian 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 Co Mun Auth
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth supplies Norwegian Township: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Minersville Municipal Water Au serves another 20%. About 6% 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 31,850 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. PA3540038.
4 home internet providers serve Norwegian Township
98% of 991 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Norwegian Township has its own drop-off: Norwegian Township Recycling Drop-Off Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Norwegian Township, and where the rules are.
Norwegian Township Recycling Drop-Off Center
Before you go, check the rules on norwegiantownship.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2018). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Norwegian Township is in Pottsville 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.
Norwegian Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Norwegian Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Norwegian Township | ZIP’s residents in Norwegian Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17901 | Pottsville, PA | 72% | 7% |
| 17974 | Seltzer, PA | 15% | 100% |
| 17951 | Mar Lin, PA | 14% | 100% |
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 Norwegian Township
Who supplies Norwegian Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth (EPA ID PA3540038). 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 1.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Norwegian 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 Norwegian Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Norwegian Township?
17901 (72%), 17974 (15%), 17951 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Norwegian Township in?
Pottsville Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Norwegian 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.