Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Palmyra Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Palmyra Township goes to 18426 (45% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. For a library card, the closest branch is Hawley Public Library, 5.9 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palmyra 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 Palmyra Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palmyra Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Tanglewood Lakes
Aqua Pa Tanglewood Lakes supplies Palmyra Township: about 26% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Tanglwood North serves another 13%. Killiam Tract serves another 9%. About 39% 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 1,321 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2005, was 16.3 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2005: 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. PA2520065.
5 home internet providers serve Palmyra Township
98% of 3,909 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/40 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palmyra Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palmyra Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palmyra Township is in Wallenpaupack Area School District.
BSchool 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.
Palmyra Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palmyra Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palmyra Township | ZIP’s residents in Palmyra Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18426 | Greentown, PA | 45% | 38% |
| 18464 | Tafton, PA | 30% | 70% |
| 18428 | Hawley, PA | 13% | 3% |
| 18451 | Paupack, PA | 12% | 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 Palmyra Township
Who supplies Palmyra Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Tanglewood Lakes (EPA ID PA2520065). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 16.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2005), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palmyra Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palmyra Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, T-Mobile, ICON Technologies, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palmyra Township?
18426 (45%), 18464 (30%), 18428 (13%), 18451 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palmyra Township in?
Wallenpaupack Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Palmyra 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 Pike 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.