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The Reade Township handbook

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

Reade Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 16639 holds the most residents (56%). The closest ER is Penn Highlands Tyrone, 11.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reade 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 Reade Township.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Reade Twp Muni Auth water system

The Reade Twp Muni Auth water system supplies Reade Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Beccaria Coalport Irvona M A serves another 21%. About 11% 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 1,746 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. PA4110297.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Reade Township

90% of 818 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticDSL, Fiber89%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable84%1,200/35
In The Stix BroadbandFixed wireless7%50/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reade Township.

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

Reade Township kids go to
K–6Glendale El Schin Flinton
7–12Glendale JSHSin Flinton

Reade Township is in Glendale School District.

C+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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reade Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Reade TownshipZIP’s residents in Reade Township
16639Fallentimber, PA56%67%
16619Blandburg, PA24%100%
16627Coalport, PA10%7%
16640Flinton, PA9%12%

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 Reade Township

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

The Reade Twp Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4110297). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Reade Township?

Kinetic, Xfinity, In The Stix Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reade Township?

16639 (56%), 16619 (24%), 16627 (10%), 16640 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reade Township in?

Glendale School District.

How do I register to vote in Reade 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 Cambria 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.