Pennypacker Mansion · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Living in Perkiomen Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Perkiomen Township comes from Aqua Pa Perkiomen Township, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest ER is Pottstown Hospital, 7.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Perkiomen Township, 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 Perkiomen Township.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Perkiomen Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy 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 Perkiomen Township
Aqua Pa Perkiomen Township supplies Perkiomen Township: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Schwenksville Borough Auth serves another 7%. Pa American Royersford serves another 6%. About 10% 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 3,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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. 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. PA1460069.
4 home internet providers serve Perkiomen Township
100% of 2,804 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Perkiomen Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Perkiomen Township, from the town’s own site.
Perkiomen Township Drop-off
1 Trappe Road, Collegeville PA 19426
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Fri8 am–3 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Aluminum cans
- Clear and colored glass containers
- Tin, steel and bimetal cans
- Clear and colored No. 1 and 2 plastic containers
- High-grade office paper
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper, magazines
- Corrugated paper
From perkiomentownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-30, 2026-04-30T21:04:52+00:00, 2026-10-17T14:36:37+00:00. 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.
Perkiomen Township is in Perkiomen Valley School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Perkiomen Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Perkiomen Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Perkiomen Township | ZIP’s residents in Perkiomen Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19426 | Collegeville, PA | 62% | 13% |
| 19473 | Schwenksville, PA | 38% | 21% |
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 Perkiomen Township
Who supplies Perkiomen Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Perkiomen Township (EPA ID PA1460069). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Perkiomen Township?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Perkiomen Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Perkiomen Township?
19426 (62%), 19473 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Perkiomen Township in?
Perkiomen Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Perkiomen 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 Montgomery 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: Perkiomen Township’s own website (perkiomentownship.org), read Oct 21, 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.