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Homestead and Mount Troy in Reserve TownshipPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
The Reserve Township handbook

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

Reserve Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 15212 holds the most residents (61%). For a library card, the closest branch is Millvale Library, 1.0 mile out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reserve 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 Reserve Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duquesne Light

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reserve Township. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light 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 Reserve Twp Water Dept

Reserve Twp Water Dept supplies almost all of Reserve Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth as seller) and serves 3,204 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 percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2022, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. PA5020047.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Reserve Township

100% of 1,531 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless53%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless52%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 Reserve Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reserve Township.

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

Reserve Township kids go to
K–3Reserve Primary SchShaler Area School District
7–8Shaler Area MSin Glenshaw
9–12Shaler Area HSin Pittsburgh

Reserve Township is in Shaler 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.

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

Reserve Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Reserve TownshipZIP’s residents in Reserve Township
15212Pittsburgh, PA61%7%
15214Pittsburgh, PA29%7%
15209Pittsburgh, PA9%2%

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 Reserve Township

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

Reserve Twp Water Dept (EPA ID PA5020047). 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 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reserve Township?

Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Reserve Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Reserve Township?

15212 (61%), 15214 (29%), 15209 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reserve Township in?

Shaler Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Reserve 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 Allegheny 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.