Living in Park Forest Village, PA: what to set up and who to call
Park Forest Village has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend State College Area School District. Mount Nittany Medical Center, 0.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Park Forest Village, 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 Park Forest Village.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Park Forest Village.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from State College Boro Water Auth
State College Boro Water Auth supplies almost all of Park Forest Village. It draws surface water and serves 72,000 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 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. PA4140096.
5 home internet providers serve Park Forest Village
100% of 2,152 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Park Forest Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Park Forest Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Park Forest Village is in State College 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
Park Forest Village is unincorporated, so Centre County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Park Forest Village is in ZIP code 16803
ZIP codes where Park Forest Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Park Forest Village | ZIP’s residents in Park Forest Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16803 | State College, PA | 100% | 36% |
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 Park Forest Village
Who supplies Park Forest Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
State College Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA4140096). 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 3.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Park Forest Village?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Park Forest Village?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Park Forest Village?
16803. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Park Forest Village in?
State College Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Park Forest Village?
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 Centre 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.