Living in Ridgebury Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Gillett Mhc water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Feb 2025. Power in Ridgebury Township comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury 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 Gillett Mhc water system
The Gillett Mhc water system supplies Ridgebury Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 95% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 100 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Feb 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. PA2080025.
3 home internet providers serve Ridgebury Township
90% of 947 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Penn Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 1,000/100 |
| Tri-Co Connections | Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ridgebury Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ridgebury Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ridgebury Township is in Athens Area 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ridgebury Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ridgebury Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ridgebury Township | ZIP’s residents in Ridgebury Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16925 | Gillett, PA | 70% | 40% |
| 18840 | Sayre, PA | 15% | 3% |
| 16914 | Columbia Cross Roads, PA | 10% | 8% |
| 18831 | Milan, PA | 6% | 9% |
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 Ridgebury Township
Who supplies Ridgebury Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gillett Mhc water system (EPA ID PA2080025). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury Township?
North Penn Telephone Company, Tri-Co Connections, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ridgebury Township?
16925 (70%), 18840 (15%), 16914 (10%), 18831 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ridgebury Township in?
Athens Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Ridgebury 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 Bradford 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.