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The Reightown handbook

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

Reightown has no town government of its own, so Blair County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bellwood-Antis School District. The nearest library is Bellwood Antis Public Library, 0.5 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reightown, 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 Reightown.

Electricity

Power comes from Penelec

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

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 Bellwood Boro Auth water system

The Bellwood Boro Auth water system supplies almost all of Reightown. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Altoona Water Authority as seller) and serves 3,162 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 1.0 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. PA4070009.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Reightown

100% of 172 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable99%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless97%25/6
Crowsnest BroadbandFixed wireless45%940/450
AT&TFixed wireless8%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 Reightown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reightown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileReightown 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.

Reightown kids go to
K–4Lewis M Myers El Schin Bellwood
5–8Bellwood Antis MSin Bellwood
9–12Bellwood-Antis HSin Bellwood

Reightown is in Bellwood-Antis 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

Reightown is unincorporated, so Blair County is the local government.

Local governmentBlair CountyReightown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBlair County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Blair County (county election office). 297 Loop Rd., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-9978 · (814) 693-3150 · [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

Reightown spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ReightownZIP’s residents in Reightown
16686Tyrone, PA69%2%
16617Bellwood, PA31%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.

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

Questions about living in Reightown

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

The Bellwood Boro Auth water system (EPA ID PA4070009). 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 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reightown?

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

What internet providers serve Reightown?

Breezeline, Verizon, Crowsnest Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reightown?

16686 (69%), 16617 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reightown in?

Bellwood-Antis School District.

How do I register to vote in Reightown?

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 Blair 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.