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The Pitcairn handbook

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

Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size reported none. Pitcairn runs its own electric utility, Borough of Pitcairn.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pitcairn, 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 Pitcairn.

Electricity

Power comes from Borough of Pitcairn

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

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 Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth

Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth supplies almost all of Pitcairn. It draws surface water (EPA lists Monroeville Municipal Auth as seller) and serves 125,000 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile9.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 9.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.2 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. PA5020056.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Pitcairn

99% of 1,176 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%980/880
XfinityFiber, Cable49%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless59%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 Pitcairn’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pitcairn.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pitcairn kids go to
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Gateway MSin Monroeville
9–12Gateway SHSin Monroeville

Pitcairn is in Gateway 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

Pitcairn is in ZIP code 15140

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PitcairnZIP’s residents in Pitcairn
15140Pitcairn, PA100%100%

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 Pitcairn

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

Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth (EPA ID PA5020056). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pitcairn?

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

What internet providers serve Pitcairn?

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

What ZIP codes are in Pitcairn?

15140. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pitcairn in?

Gateway School District.

How do I register to vote in Pitcairn?

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 Allegheny 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.