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The Rutledge handbook

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

In Rutledge, trash day is Monday (Casella collects). Aqua Pa Main System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rutledge, 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 Rutledge.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rutledge. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy 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 Aqua Pa Main System

Aqua Pa Main System supplies almost all of Rutledge. It draws surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa Bensalem and Bcwsa Main Lower South and Aqua Pa Uwchlan and Phoenixville Water Dept and Aqua Pa West Chester as sellers) and serves 822,600 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. PA1460073.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Rutledge

100% of 270 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Astound BroadbandCable100%1,500/50
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless100%980/880
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless93%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless91%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Rutledge is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rutledge, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerCasellaPicks up trash in Rutledgerutledgepa.org
Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • RecyclingEvery week, Mon
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Milk, juice, and similar cartons
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Plastics number 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7
  • Aluminum, metal food, & beverage containers
  • Loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps
  • Paperback books
  • File folders, office paper
  • Corrugated Cardboard & paper bags
  • Paper towel roll inserts
  • Paperboard boxes (such as those used for cereal, tissues, pasta, etc.)
  • Telephone books
  • Junk mail, envelopes, post-its, greeting cards, etc.

From rutledgepa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, Effective: January, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rutledge kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Strath Haven MSin Wallingford
9–12Strath Haven HSin Wallingford

Rutledge is in Wallingford-Swarthmore 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rutledge is in ZIP code 19070

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RutledgeZIP’s residents in Rutledge
19070Morton, PA100%11%

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 Rutledge

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

Aqua Pa Main System (EPA ID PA1460073). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rutledge?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Rutledge?

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

What ZIP codes are in Rutledge?

19070. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rutledge in?

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.

How do I register to vote in Rutledge?

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 Delaware County Bureau 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: Rutledge’s own website (rutledgepa.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.