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The Oakland Township handbook

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

Oakland Trailer Park reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Oakland Township comes from Claverack Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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 Claverack Rural Elec Coop

Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 54.5% of Oakland Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 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 Oakland Trailer Park

Oakland Trailer Park supplies Oakland Township: about 26% of residents live in its service area. Pa Amer Water Co Susquehanna serves another 23%. Oakland Borough Water Auth serves another 10%. About 41% 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 90 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 Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 3.0 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. PA2580035.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oakland Township

96% of 287 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Adams CATVFiber73%8,000/8,000
FrontierFiber, DSL66%7,000/7,000
NEP TelcomFiber22%5,000/5,000
The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL20%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3

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
PK–6Susquehanna Community El Schin Susquehanna
7–12Susquehanna Community JSHSin Susquehanna

Oakland Township is in Susquehanna Community 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oakland Township is in ZIP code 18847

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
18847Susquehanna, PA100%10%

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?

Oakland Trailer Park (EPA ID PA2580035). 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 3.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oakland Township?

Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oakland Township?

Adams CATV, Frontier, NEP Telcom, The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakland Township?

18847. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakland Township in?

Susquehanna Community 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 Susquehanna 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.