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The Oakland Township handbook

Living in Oakland Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Oakland Township comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Butler Area Public Library, 5.0 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oakland Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Oakland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Electric Coop

Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oakland Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa American Water Co Butler

Pa American Water Co Butler supplies Oakland Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Woodbine Oaks MHP serves another 8%. About 72% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty as seller) and serves 43,286 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA5100012.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oakland Township

97% of 1,257 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable96%1,000/20
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless40%2,000/2,000
Prologic Technology ServicesFixed wireless37%100/50
AT&TFixed wireless27%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless26%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless25%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oakland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakland Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oakland Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oakland Township kids go to
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Butler Area IHSin Butler
9–12Butler Area SHSin Butler

Oakland Township is in Butler Area School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oakland Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Oakland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oakland TownshipZIP’s residents in Oakland Township
16025Chicora, PA36%19%
16001Butler, PA33%2%
16002Butler, PA26%5%
16061West Sunbury, PA4%5%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Oakland Township

Who supplies Oakland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Pa American Water Co Butler (EPA ID PA5100012). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oakland Township?

Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oakland Township?

Armstrong, Brightspeed, Prologic Technology Services, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakland Township?

16025 (36%), 16001 (33%), 16002 (26%), 16061 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakland Township in?

Butler Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Oakland 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 Butler 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.