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The Pennville handbook

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

Pennville has no town government of its own, so York County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Western School District. Power in Pennville comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Pennville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in York County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Pennville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pennville, 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 Pennville.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pennville. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 Hanover Muni Water Works

Hanover Muni Water Works supplies almost all of Pennville. It draws surface water and serves 40,900 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA7670076.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Pennville

100% of 713 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
BrightspeedFiber73%2,000/2,000
Glo FiberFiber3%8,000/8,000
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless82%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 Pennville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pennville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePennville has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pennville kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Emory H Markle MSin Hanover
9–12South Western SHSin Hanover

Pennville is in South Western 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Pennville is unincorporated, so York County is the local government.

Local governmentYork CountyPennville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereYork County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by York County (county election office). 2401 Pleasant Valley Rd., Ste. 219, York, PA 17402 · (717) 771-9604 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2024
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Pennville is in ZIP code 17331

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PennvilleZIP’s residents in Pennville
17331Hanover, PA100%4%

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 Pennville

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

Hanover Muni Water Works (EPA ID PA7670076). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pennville?

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pennville?

Xfinity, Brightspeed, Glo Fiber, PA.net, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pennville?

17331. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pennville in?

South Western School District.

How do I register to vote in Pennville?

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 York 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.