Photo: Frost Entomological Museum · CC BY 2.0Living in Patton Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Patton Township goes to 16803 (79% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Schlow Centre Region Library, 3.9 miles away, is the closest library to Patton Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Patton 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 Patton Township.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Patton Township.
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 Patton Township. 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 Patton Township
94% of 3,979 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 50/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Patton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Patton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Patton Township is in State College 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Patton Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Patton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Patton Township | ZIP’s residents in Patton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16803 | State College, PA | 79% | 50% |
| 16870 | Port Matilda, PA | 20% | 41% |
| 16823 | Bellefonte, PA | 1% | 1% |
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 Patton Township
Who supplies Patton Township’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 Patton Township?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Patton Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Patton Township?
16803 (79%), 16870 (20%), 16823 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Patton Township in?
State College Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Patton 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 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.