Living in Penn Lake Park, PA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Penn Lake Park. The nearest emergency room is in town: Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Penn Lake Park, 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 Penn Lake Park.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penn Lake Park. 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 Penn Lake
Aqua Pa Penn Lake supplies Penn Lake Park: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 150 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2007, was 18.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2007: 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. PA2400079.
4 home internet providers serve Penn Lake Park
99% of 258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Penn Lake Park is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Penn Lake Park, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From pennlakeborough.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Penn Lake Park is in Crestwood 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Penn Lake Park is in ZIP code 18661
ZIP codes where Penn Lake Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Penn Lake Park | ZIP’s residents in Penn Lake Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18661 | White Haven, PA | 100% | 6% |
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 Penn Lake Park
Who supplies Penn Lake Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Penn Lake (EPA ID PA2400079). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 18.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2007), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Penn Lake Park?
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 Penn Lake Park?
Breezeline, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Penn Lake Park?
18661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Penn Lake Park in?
Crestwood School District.
How do I register to vote in Penn Lake Park?
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 Luzerne 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: Penn Lake Park’s own website (pennlakeborough.com), read Oct 23, 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.