Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Pottsgrove, PA: what to set up and who to call
Pottstown Borough Water Auth reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. Pottsgrove has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pottsgrove School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pottsgrove, 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 Pottsgrove.
Water comes from Pottstown Borough Water Auth
Pottstown Borough Water Auth supplies Pottsgrove: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Superior Main System serves another 18%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 36,000 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Sep 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.4 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. PA1460037.
4 home internet providers serve Pottsgrove
100% of 1,366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pottsgrove.
Douglass Township Recycling Center
108 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville, PA, 19525
This isn’t Pottsgrove’s own facility. Whether Pottsgrove residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pottsgrove is in Pottsgrove 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pottsgrove is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pottsgrove is in ZIP code 19464
ZIP codes where Pottsgrove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pottsgrove | ZIP’s residents in Pottsgrove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19464 | Pottstown, PA | 100% | 7% |
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 Pottsgrove
Who supplies Pottsgrove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pottstown Borough Water Auth (EPA ID PA1460037). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Pottsgrove?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pottsgrove?
19464. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pottsgrove in?
Pottsgrove School District.
How do I register to vote in Pottsgrove?
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 Montgomery 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.
- 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.