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Perry Township municipal building on Reno RoadPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
The Perry Township handbook

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

Most mail in Perry Township goes to 16117 (52% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Most of Perry Township has one wired internet choice: Armstrong.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perry 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 Perry Township.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty

Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty supplies Perry Township: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 53% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 17,200 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. 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. PA6370011.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Perry Township

80% of 879 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable, Fiber80%1,000/20
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber23%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless30%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless12%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 Perry Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Perry Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Perry Township 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.

Perry Township kids go to
K–2North Side Primary Schoolin Ellwood City
3–4Perry Lower Intrmd SchEllwood City Area School District
7–12Lincoln JSHSin Ellwood City

Perry Township is in Ellwood City Area 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Perry Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Perry TownshipZIP’s residents in Perry Township
16117Ellwood City, PA52%6%
16051Portersville, PA26%17%
16123Fombell, PA12%10%
16037Harmony, PA10%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 Perry Township

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

Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty (EPA ID PA6370011). 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.

What internet providers serve Perry Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Perry Township?

16117 (52%), 16051 (26%), 16123 (12%), 16037 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perry Township in?

Ellwood City Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Perry 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 Lawrence 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.
  • 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.