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The Penn handbook

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

All of Penn gets its mail under one ZIP code, 15675. For emergencies, Penn is closest to Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, 2.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Penn, 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.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penn.

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 Mawc Sweeney Plant water system

The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system supplies almost all of Penn. It draws surface water and serves 143,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. PA5650032.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Penn

100% of 217 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless54%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Penn’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Penn.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Penn or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Penn kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Penn Trafford HSin Harrison City

Penn is in Penn-Trafford 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Penn is in ZIP code 15675

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PennZIP’s residents in Penn
15675Penn, PA100%44%

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

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

The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system (EPA ID PA5650032). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Penn?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Penn?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Penn?

15675. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Penn in?

Penn-Trafford School District.

How do I register to vote in Penn?

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 Westmoreland 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.