Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Richmond Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Richmond Township comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is UPMC Wellsboro, 11 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richmond 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 Richmond Township.
Power comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Richmond Township. Its homes paid an average of 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Mansfield Borough Mun Auth water system
The Mansfield Borough Mun Auth water system supplies Richmond Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Mansfield University serves another 5%. About 67% 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 4,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. PA2590038.
8 home internet providers serve Richmond Township
91% of 1,168 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable | 73% | 2,000/40 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 7,000/7,000 |
| North Penn Long Distance | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/100 |
| Xtreme5G | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Richmond Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richmond Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Richmond Township is in Southern Tioga 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richmond Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richmond Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richmond Township | ZIP’s residents in Richmond Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16933 | Mansfield, PA | 97% | 32% |
| 16917 | Covington, PA | 3% | 4% |
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 Richmond Township
Who supplies Richmond Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mansfield Borough Mun Auth water system (EPA ID PA2590038). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richmond Township?
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richmond Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, North Penn Long Distance, Xtreme5G, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richmond Township?
16933 (97%), 16917 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richmond Township in?
Southern Tioga School District.
How do I register to vote in Richmond 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 Tioga 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.