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The Perkasie handbook

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

Perkasie runs its own electric utility, Borough of Perkasie. Perkasie has its own drop-off, Perkasie Recycling Drop Off Center, on 311 South 9th Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perkasie, 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 Perkasie.

Electricity

Power comes from Borough of Perkasie

Borough of Perkasie (Borough of Perkasie - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Perkasie.

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 Perkasie Regional Authority

Perkasie Regional Authority supplies almost all of Perkasie. It draws ground water and serves 15,000 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1090046.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Perkasie

100% of 3,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless96%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless76%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Perkasie has its own drop-off: Perkasie Recycling Drop Off Center

Where to take trash and recycling in Perkasie, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Perkasie Recycling Drop Off Center

311 South 9th Street, Perkasie, PA, 18944

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Oct 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Perkasie kids go to
K–5Patricia A Guth El SchPennridge School District
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Pennridge HSPennridge School District

Perkasie is in Pennridge School District.

B+School 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

Perkasie is in ZIP code 18944

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PerkasieZIP’s residents in Perkasie
18944Perkasie, PA99%34%

A few homes fall in 18960.

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 Perkasie

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

Perkasie Regional Authority (EPA ID PA1090046). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Perkasie?

Borough of Perkasie (Borough of Perkasie - (PA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Perkasie?

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

What ZIP codes are in Perkasie?

18944. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perkasie in?

Pennridge School District.

How do I register to vote in Perkasie?

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 Bucks 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.