Living in Pine Ridge, PA: what to set up and who to call
Pine Ridge has no town government of its own, so Pike County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend East Stroudsburg Area School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Sussex County Library System, 12.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine Ridge, 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 Pine Ridge.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine Ridge.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pawc Pine Ridge System
Pawc Pine Ridge System supplies almost all of Pine Ridge. It draws ground water (EPA lists Pawc Fernwood as seller) and serves 2,450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2007, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2007: 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. PA2520096.
4 home internet providers serve Pine Ridge
99% of 1,147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 99% | 2,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pine Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pine Ridge is in East Stroudsburg 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pine Ridge is unincorporated, so Pike County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pine Ridge is in ZIP code 18324
ZIP codes where Pine Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Pine Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18324 | Bushkill, PA | 100% | 25% |
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 Pine Ridge
Who supplies Pine Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pawc Pine Ridge System (EPA ID PA2520096). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2007), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine Ridge?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Pine Ridge?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Ridge?
18324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Ridge in?
East Stroudsburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Pine Ridge?
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 Pike 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.