Photo: CyberXRef · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Old Orchard, PA: what to set up and who to call
Old Orchard has no town government of its own, so Northampton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Easton Area School District. The closest public drop-off to Old Orchard is Bethlehem Township Yard Waste Recycle Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Old Orchard, 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 Old Orchard.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Old Orchard.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Easton Area Water System
Easton Area Water System supplies almost all of Old Orchard. It draws surface water and serves 96,867 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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. PA3480050.
6 home internet providers serve Old Orchard
100% of 951 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,500/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 100% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 4% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Old Orchard.
Bethlehem Township Yard Waste Recycle Center
4450 Falmer Drive, Bethlehem, PA, 18020 · run by Bethlehem Township
This isn’t Old Orchard’s own facility. Whether Old Orchard residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Old Orchard is in Easton 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Old Orchard is unincorporated, so Northampton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Old Orchard is in ZIP code 18045
ZIP codes where Old Orchard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Old Orchard | ZIP’s residents in Old Orchard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18045 | Easton, PA | 100% | 8% |
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 Old Orchard
Who supplies Old Orchard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Easton Area Water System (EPA ID PA3480050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Old Orchard?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Old Orchard?
Astound Broadband, Service Electric, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Old Orchard?
18045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Old Orchard in?
Easton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Old Orchard?
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 Northampton 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.