Photo: Jayu from Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Palmyra, PA: what to set up and who to call
Palmyra has its own drop-off, Waste Management. The closest ER is Milton S Hershey Medical Center, 3.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palmyra, 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.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palmyra.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co
Pa Amer Water Co supplies almost all of Palmyra. It draws surface water (EPA lists Lebanon Water Auth as seller) and serves 50,200 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA7220017.
6 home internet providers serve Palmyra
100% of 2,700 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 44% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 7% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Palmyra has its own drop-off: Waste Management
Where to take trash and recycling in Palmyra, and where the rules are.
Waste Management
Before you go, check the rules on palmyraborough.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2017). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palmyra is in Palmyra Area School District.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Palmyra is in ZIP code 17078
ZIP codes where Palmyra residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palmyra | ZIP’s residents in Palmyra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17078 | Palmyra, PA | 100% | 33% |
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
Who supplies Palmyra’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co (EPA ID PA7220017). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palmyra?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Palmyra?
Xfinity, Verizon, Upward Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T, PA.net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palmyra?
17078. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palmyra in?
Palmyra Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Palmyra?
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 Lebanon 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.