Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Plainfield Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For home internet, most of Plainfield Township can choose between Service Electric and Astound Broadband.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plainfield Township, 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 Plainfield Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plainfield Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Blue Mountain Division water system
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system supplies Plainfield Township: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Paw Bangor District serves another 10%. About 35% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Bangor District and Easton Area Water System as sellers) and serves 23,763 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. PA3480055.
6 home internet providers serve Plainfield Township
97% of 2,606 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 92% | 1,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 59% | 1,500/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 51% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Plainfield Township is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plainfield Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on plainfieldtownship.org →
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Flattened cardboard and paperboard
- Food and beverage cans
- Paper
- Glass bottles and containers
From plainfieldtownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Plainfield Township is in Pen Argyl Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Plainfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Plainfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plainfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Plainfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18072 | Pen Argyl, PA | 46% | 43% |
| 18064 | Nazareth, PA | 37% | 8% |
| 18091 | Wind Gap, PA | 10% | 11% |
| 18040 | Easton, PA | 6% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 18013.
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 Plainfield Township
Who supplies Plainfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system (EPA ID PA3480055). 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 5.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Plainfield Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Plainfield Township?
Service Electric, Astound Broadband, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plainfield Township?
18072 (46%), 18064 (37%), 18091 (10%), 18040 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plainfield Township in?
Pen Argyl Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Plainfield 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 Northampton 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: Plainfield Township’s own website (plainfieldtownship.org), 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.