Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Norwich Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Crosby Water Association reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Feb 2024. For an emergency, Penn Highlands Elk is the closest ER, 20.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Norwich 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 Norwich Township.
Water comes from Crosby Water Association
Crosby Water Association supplies Norwich Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 56 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Feb 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA6420012.
Which providers serve Norwich Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Norwich Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Norwich Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Norwich Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Norwich Township is in Smethport 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.
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.
Norwich Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Norwich Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Norwich Township | ZIP’s residents in Norwich Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16749 | Smethport, PA | 75% | 10% |
| 16724 | Crosby, PA | 19% | 100% |
| 16720 | Austin, PA | 6% | 3% |
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 Norwich Township
Who supplies Norwich Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crosby Water Association (EPA ID PA6420012). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
What ZIP codes are in Norwich Township?
16749 (75%), 16724 (19%), 16720 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Norwich Township in?
Smethport Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Norwich 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 McKean 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.
- 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): pending.