Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pittsburgh, PA: what to set up and who to call
Pittsburgh has its own drop-off, Goodwill Donation Drop Off. Pittsburgh has a train station, Duquesne Lower Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pittsburgh. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth supplies Pittsburgh: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Pennsylvania American Water serves another 22%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pennsylvania American Water as seller) and serves 520,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
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. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. PA5020038.
4 home internet providers serve Pittsburgh
100% of 101,443 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Pittsburgh: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pittsburgh, from the town’s own site.
Goodwill Donation Drop Off
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Iron City Express
1306 Main Street, Crescent Township, PA 15046
From pittsburghpa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 03/31/2026, 06/10/2026, 10/16/2026. 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.
Most of Pittsburgh (98%) is in Pittsburgh School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pittsburgh spans 22 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pittsburgh residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pittsburgh | ZIP’s residents in Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15213 | Pittsburgh, PA | 10% | 100% |
| 15206 | Pittsburgh, PA | 10% | 100% |
| 15217 | Pittsburgh, PA | 9% | 100% |
| 15212 | Pittsburgh, PA | 8% | 92% |
| 15210 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7% | 86% |
| 15226 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 92% |
| 15201 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 100% |
| 15232 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 100% |
| 15219 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 100% |
| 15211 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 100% |
| 15203 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 100% |
| 15214 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4% | 76% |
| 15224 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 100% |
| 15207 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 99% |
| 15208 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 100% |
| 15216 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 37% |
| 15204 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3% | 99% |
| 15205 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 31% |
| 15220 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 40% |
| 15222 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 100% |
| 15282 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 100% |
| 15221 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2% | 17% |
A few homes fall in 15227, 15233, 15218, 15234, 15120, 15106, 15235, 15260, 15236. 15230, 15231, 15240, 15242, 15244, 15250, 15251, 15252, 15253, 15254, 15255, 15257, 15258, 15259, 15261, 15262, 15264, 15265, 15267, 15268, 15270, 15272, 15274, 15276, 15277, 15278, 15279, 15281, 15283, 15286, 15289, 15290, 15295 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Pittsburgh
Who supplies Pittsburgh’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth (EPA ID PA5020038). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pittsburgh?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pittsburgh?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pittsburgh?
15213 (10%), 15206 (10%), 15217 (9%), 15212 (8%), 15210 (7%), 15226 (4%), 15201 (4%), 15232 (4%), 15219 (4%), 15211 (4%), 15203 (4%), 15214 (4%), 15224 (3%), 15207 (3%), 15208 (3%), 15216 (3%), 15204 (3%), 15205 (2%), 15220 (2%), 15222 (2%), 15282 (2%), 15221 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pittsburgh in?
Pittsburgh School District.
How do I register to vote in Pittsburgh?
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: Pittsburgh’s own website (pittsburghpa.gov), read Oct 23, 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.