Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Port Allegany, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of Port Allegany gets its mail under one ZIP code, 16743. The ER is a drive from Port Allegany: the closest is UPMC Cole, 15.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Allegany, 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 Port Allegany.
Power comes from Penelec
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port Allegany.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Port Allegany Water Department
Port Allegany Water Department supplies almost all of Port Allegany. It draws ground water and serves 2,591 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 Jun–Sep 2013, was 20.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2013: 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. PA6420021.
3 home internet providers serve Port Allegany
100% of 925 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Port Allegany’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Port Allegany.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Port Allegany is in Port Allegany 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.
Port Allegany is in ZIP code 16743
ZIP codes where Port Allegany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Allegany | ZIP’s residents in Port Allegany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16743 | Port Allegany, PA | 100% | 54% |
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 Port Allegany
Who supplies Port Allegany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Port Allegany Water Department (EPA ID PA6420021). 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 20.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2013), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Allegany?
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Port Allegany?
Zito Media, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Allegany?
16743. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Allegany in?
Port Allegany School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Allegany?
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 McKean 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.