Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Palmer Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Palmer Township is Easton Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus, 1.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palmer 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 Palmer Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palmer Township.
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 Palmer Township: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Paw Blue Mountain Division serves another 14%. 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 Palmer Township
100% of 8,252 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 98% | 1,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 2% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Palmer Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Palmer Township, from the town’s own site.
Palmer Township Drop-off
3650 Hartley Avenue, Palmer, PA 18045
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat10 am–4 pm
- Sun10 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From palmertwp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated May 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palmer Township is in Easton 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Palmer Township is in ZIP code 18045
ZIP codes where Palmer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palmer Township | ZIP’s residents in Palmer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18045 | Easton, PA | 100% | 73% |
A few homes fall in 18040, 18042.
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 Palmer Township
Who supplies Palmer Township’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 Palmer Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Palmer Township?
Service Electric, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palmer Township?
18045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palmer Township in?
Easton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Palmer 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 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: Palmer Township’s own website (palmertwp.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.