Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Richland Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
St Petersburg Municipal Water reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Richland Township comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richland Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Richland Township.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Richland Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from St Petersburg Municipal Water
St Petersburg Municipal Water supplies Richland Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. Foxburg Area Water & Sewer Aut serves another 8%. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 465 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 3.0 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. PA6160013.
Which providers serve Richland Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Richland Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Richland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Richland Township is in Allegheny-Clarion Valley 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richland Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richland Township | ZIP’s residents in Richland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16373 | Emlenton, PA | 79% | 11% |
| 16054 | Saint Petersburg, PA | 17% | 20% |
| 16232 | Knox, PA | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 16049, 16036.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Richland Township
Who supplies Richland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
St Petersburg Municipal Water (EPA ID PA6160013). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richland Township?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Richland Township?
16373 (79%), 16054 (17%), 16232 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richland Township in?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Richland 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 Clarion 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): pending.