Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pillow, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Pillow Boro Auth water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Oct 2025. For an emergency, Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital is the closest ER, 23.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pillow, 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 Pillow.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pillow. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pillow Boro Auth water system
The Pillow Boro Auth water system supplies almost all of Pillow. It draws ground water and serves 312 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2001, was 28.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2001: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA7220046.
4 home internet providers serve Pillow
98% of 148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 3% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pillow’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pillow.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pillow is in Upper Dauphin Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pillow is in ZIP code 17080
ZIP codes where Pillow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pillow | ZIP’s residents in Pillow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17080 | Pillow, PA | 100% | 100% |
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 Pillow
Who supplies Pillow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pillow Boro Auth water system (EPA ID PA7220046). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 28.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2001), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pillow?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pillow?
Xfinity, TDS Telecom, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pillow?
17080. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pillow in?
Upper Dauphin Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Pillow?
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 Dauphin 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.