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The Oil Creek Township handbook

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

Power in Oil Creek Township comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Armstrong is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Oil Creek Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oil Creek 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 Oil Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves 84.6% of Oil Creek Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 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 Titusville Municipal Water

Titusville Municipal Water supplies Oil Creek Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Pleasantville Borough Water serves another 8%. About 62% 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 6,146 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA6200051.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Oil Creek Township

70% of 886 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable, Fiber66%750/20
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless14%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oil Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oil Creek Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oil Creek 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.

Oil Creek Township kids go to
PK–KEarly Childhood Learning Centerin Titusville
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Titusville Middle Schoolin Titusville
9–12Titusville High Schoolin Titusville

Oil Creek Township is in Titusville Area School District.

CSchool 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

Oil Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oil Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Oil Creek Township
16354Titusville, PA98%16%
16404Centerville, PA2%1%

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 Oil Creek Township

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

Titusville Municipal Water (EPA ID PA6200051). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oil Creek Township?

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oil Creek Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Oil Creek Township?

16354 (98%), 16404 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oil Creek Township in?

Titusville Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Oil Creek 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 Crawford 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.