Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Living in Porter Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Porter Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 17751 holds the most residents (72%). The ER is a drive from Porter Township: the closest is Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital, 17.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Porter 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 Porter Township.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Porter Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Nittany water system
The Paw Nittany water system supplies Porter Township: about 57% of residents live in its service area. Porter Township Municipal Auth serves another 33%. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,515 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 Jan–Dec 1996, was 37.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA4140081.
6 home internet providers serve Porter Township
88% of 760 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 82% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 13% | 80/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| River Valley Internet | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Porter Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Porter Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Porter Township is in Keystone Central School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Porter Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Porter Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Porter Township | ZIP’s residents in Porter Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17751 | Mill Hall, PA | 72% | 15% |
| 16848 | Lamar, PA | 17% | 100% |
| 16841 | Howard, PA | 11% | 3% |
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 Porter Township
Who supplies Porter Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Nittany water system (EPA ID PA4140081). 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 37.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Porter Township?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Porter Township?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, River Valley Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Porter Township?
17751 (72%), 16848 (17%), 16841 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Porter Township in?
Keystone Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Porter 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 Clinton 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.