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The Rayburn Township handbook

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

Tap water in most of Rayburn Township comes from the Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. For a library card, the closest branch is Kittanning Public Library, 2.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rayburn Township.

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 Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system

The Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system supplies Rayburn Township: about 51% of residents live in its service area. Rayburn Twp Joint Muni Auth serves another 25%. Pa American Water Kittanning serves another 22%. About 6% 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 6,744 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. PA5030006.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Rayburn Township

99% of 764 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticFiber, DSL99%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable89%2,000/250
SalsgiverFiber24%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rayburn Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Rayburn 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.

Rayburn Township kids go to
K–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Rayburn Township is in Armstrong 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rayburn Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rayburn TownshipZIP’s residents in Rayburn Township
16201Kittanning, PA95%10%
16259Templeton, PA5%5%

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.

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

Questions about living in Rayburn Township

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

The Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA5030006). 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 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rayburn Township?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Rayburn Township?

Kinetic, Xfinity, Salsgiver, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rayburn Township?

16201 (95%), 16259 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rayburn Township in?

Armstrong School District.

How do I register to vote in Rayburn 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 Armstrong 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.