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The Reedsville handbook

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

Reedsville has no town government of its own, so Mifflin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mifflin County School District. For emergencies, Reedsville is closest to Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital, 6.1 miles away.

Reedsville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Mifflin County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Reedsville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reedsville, 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 Reedsville.

Electricity

Power comes from Penelec

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reedsville.

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 Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system

The Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Reedsville. It draws surface water and serves 29,432 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. PA4440010.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Reedsville

100% of 262 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
BrightspeedFiber84%2,000/2,000
Black Bear FiberFiber23%10,000/10,000
Mifflin County WirelessFixed wireless77%100/20
Centre WISPFixed wireless60%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Reedsville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reedsville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileReedsville has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Reedsville kids go to
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Mifflin Co MSin Lewistown
10–12Mifflin Co HSin Lewistown

Reedsville is in Mifflin County School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Reedsville is unincorporated, so Mifflin County is the local government.

Local governmentMifflin CountyReedsville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMifflin County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Mifflin County (county election office). 20 N. Wayne St., Lewistown, PA 17044-1770 · (717) 248-6571 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reedsville is in ZIP code 17084

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ReedsvilleZIP’s residents in Reedsville
17084Reedsville, PA100%13%

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 Reedsville

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

The Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA4440010). 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 1.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reedsville?

Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Reedsville?

Xfinity, Brightspeed, Black Bear Fiber, Mifflin County Wireless, Centre WISP, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reedsville?

17084. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reedsville in?

Mifflin County School District.

How do I register to vote in Reedsville?

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 Mifflin 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.