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The Penn Township handbook

Living in Penn Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Duncannon Muni Water reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, arsenic. 78% of systems its size reported none. For emergencies, Penn Township is closest to Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, 5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Penn Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Penn Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penn 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Duncannon Muni Water

Duncannon Muni Water supplies Penn Township: about 27% of residents live in its service area. Stonebridge Health & Rehab Ctr serves another 11%. Sunshine Hills Water Co serves another 10%. Transitions Health Care serves another 6%. About 40% 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 2,000 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, arsenic, the latest beginning Apr 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile301.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2016, was 301.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: 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. PA7500019.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Penn Township

95% of 1,296 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesFiber, Cable93%2,000/2,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless27%2,000/2,000
PA.netFixed wireless87%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless62%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless61%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Penn Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Penn Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Penn Township kids go to
K–4Susquenita El SchSusquenita School District
5–8Susquenita MSSusquenita School District
9–12Susquenita HSSusquenita School District

Penn Township is in Susquenita 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Penn Township is in ZIP code 17020

ZIP codes where Penn Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Penn TownshipZIP’s residents in Penn Township
17020Duncannon, PA100%36%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Township

Who supplies Penn Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Duncannon Muni Water (EPA ID PA7500019). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, arsenic. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 301.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Penn 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 Penn Township?

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Brightspeed, PA.net, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Penn Township?

17020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Penn Township in?

Susquenita School District.

How do I register to vote in Penn 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 Perry 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.