Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Quakertown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Quakertown runs its own electric utility, Borough of Quakertown. Children in Quakertown attend Quakertown Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Quakertown, 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 Quakertown.
Power comes from Borough of Quakertown
Borough of Quakertown (Borough of Quakertown - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Quakertown.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Quakertown Boro water system
The Quakertown Boro water system supplies almost all of Quakertown. It draws ground water and serves 12,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% 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. PA1090082.
4 home internet providers serve Quakertown
100% of 2,971 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Quakertown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Quakertown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Quakertown is in Quakertown Community School District.
BSchool 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.
Quakertown is in ZIP code 18951
ZIP codes where Quakertown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Quakertown | ZIP’s residents in Quakertown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18951 | Quakertown, PA | 100% | 26% |
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 Quakertown
Who supplies Quakertown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Quakertown Boro water system (EPA ID PA1090082). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Quakertown?
Borough of Quakertown (Borough of Quakertown - (PA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Quakertown?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Quakertown?
18951. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Quakertown in?
Quakertown Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Quakertown?
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 Bucks 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.