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The Ralpho Township handbook

Living in Ralpho Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. Public schools here are run by Southern Columbia Area School District.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ralpho Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPPL Electric Utilitiesinvestor-owned utility · 18.6¢/kWhMore →WaterAqua Pa Roaring Creek Division1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ralpho Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes17824, 17860, 17872Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ralpho Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ralpho Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division supplies Ralpho Township: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 43,000 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. PA4490024.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Ralpho Township

97% of 2,020 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable, Fiber93%2,000/200
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless71%25/3
SkyPacketFixed wireless40%100/20
PA.netFixed wireless12%200/50

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ralpho Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ralpho Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Ralpho Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ralpho Township kids go to
K–4Hartman El Ctrin Catawissa
5–8Southern Columbia MSin Catawissa
9–12Southern Columbia HSin Catawissa

Ralpho Township is in Southern Columbia Area School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsRalpho Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereNorthumberland County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Northumberland County (county election office). 320 N. Second St. Ste 1, Sunbury, PA 17801-2360 · (570) 988-4208 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ralpho Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Ralpho Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Ralpho TownshipZIP’s residents in Ralpho Township
17824Elysburg, PA80%83%
17860Paxinos, PA11%21%
17872Shamokin, PA9%4%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomGeisinger Medical Center8.5 miles awayGet a library cardRalpho Township Public Library206 S. Market St. Suite 6 · (570) 672-9449

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ralpho Township

Who supplies Ralpho Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division (EPA ID PA4490024). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ralpho Township?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Ralpho Township?

Service Electric, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, SkyPacket, PA.net (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ralpho Township?

17824 (80%), 17860 (11%), 17872 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ralpho Township in?

Southern Columbia Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Ralpho 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 Northumberland 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.