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The Plum Township handbook

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

Power in Plum Township comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Benson Memorial Library, Inc, 8.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plum Township, 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 Plum Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Plum Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Plum Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Plum Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Plum Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plum Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Plum Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plum Township kids go to
K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Plum Township is in Penncrest 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.

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

Plum Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Plum TownshipZIP’s residents in Plum Township
16354Titusville, PA75%7%
16317Cooperstown, PA24%17%

A few homes fall in 16327.

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 Plum Township

Who provides electricity in Plum Township?

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Plum Township?

16354 (75%), 16317 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plum Township in?

Penncrest School District.

How do I register to vote in Plum 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 Venango 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.

  • 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): pending.