Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Punxsutawney, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Punxsutawney comes from Pa American Water Punxsy, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Punxsutawney comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Punxsutawney, 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 Punxsutawney.
Power comes from United Electric Coop
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves 61.4% of Punxsutawney residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pa American Water Punxsy
Pa American Water Punxsy supplies almost all of Punxsutawney. It draws surface water and serves 8,419 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA6330010.
4 home internet providers serve Punxsutawney
100% of 2,505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Punxsutawney’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Punxsutawney.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Punxsutawney is in Punxsutawney 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Punxsutawney is in ZIP code 15767
ZIP codes where Punxsutawney residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Punxsutawney | ZIP’s residents in Punxsutawney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15767 | Punxsutawney, PA | 100% | 40% |
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 Punxsutawney
Who supplies Punxsutawney’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa American Water Punxsy (EPA ID PA6330010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Punxsutawney?
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Punxsutawney?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Punxsutawney?
15767. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Punxsutawney in?
Punxsutawney Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Punxsutawney?
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 Jefferson County Voter Registrar. 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.