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The Royalton handbook

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

Royalton runs its own electric utility, Borough of Royalton. Public schools here are run by Middletown Area School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Royalton, 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 Royalton.

Electricity

Power comes from Borough of Royalton

Borough of Royalton (Borough of Royalton - (PA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Royalton.

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 Royalton Boro water system

The Royalton Boro water system supplies almost all of Royalton. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Veolia Middletown as seller) and serves 1,083 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 percentile24.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2010, was 24.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2010: 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. PA7220045.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Royalton

100% of 446 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless73%25/3
Upward BroadbandFixed wireless5%400/100

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Royalton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Royalton.

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

Royalton kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Middletown Area MSin Middletown
9–12Middletown Area HSin Middletown

Royalton is in Middletown Area School District.

CSchool 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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Royalton is in ZIP code 17057

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoyaltonZIP’s residents in Royalton
17057Middletown, PA100%5%

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 Royalton

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

The Royalton Boro water system (EPA ID PA7220045). 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 24.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2010), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Royalton?

Borough of Royalton (Borough of Royalton - (PA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Royalton?

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

What ZIP codes are in Royalton?

17057. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Royalton in?

Middletown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Royalton?

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 Dauphin 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.