Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Paint Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Paint Township comes from the Windber Area Auth water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Paint Township comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paint 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 Paint Township.
Power comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Paint Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Windber Area Auth water system
The Windber Area Auth water system supplies Paint Township: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth serves another 11%. About 9% 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 9,463 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.
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. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. 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. PA4560013.
6 home internet providers serve Paint Township
85% of 1,579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 80% | 1,200/35 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless | 22% | 50/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paint Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paint Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Paint Township (62%) is in Windber Area School District; parts are in Conemaugh Township Area School District (38%).
ASchool gradeSee 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Paint Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Paint Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paint Township | ZIP’s residents in Paint Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15963 | Windber, PA | 86% | 24% |
| 15936 | Hooversville, PA | 11% | 22% |
| 15953 | Seanor, PA | 3% | 100% |
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 Paint Township
Who supplies Paint Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Windber Area Auth water system (EPA ID PA4560013). 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 Paint Township?
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paint Township?
Xfinity, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, In The Stix Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paint Township?
15963 (86%), 15936 (11%), 15953 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paint Township in?
Windber Area School District. Parts of the city are in Conemaugh Township Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Paint 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 Somerset 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.