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The Salunga handbook

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

Salunga has no town government of its own, so Lancaster County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hempfield School District. East Hempfield Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025.

Salunga has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Lancaster County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Salunga’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Salunga, 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 Salunga.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Salunga. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities 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 East Hempfield Water Auth

East Hempfield Water Auth supplies almost all of Salunga. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Lancaster as seller) and serves 20,988 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile8.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. PA7360063.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Salunga

100% of 1,103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Glo FiberFiber42%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless97%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless49%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Salunga’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salunga.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSalunga has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Salunga kids go to
K–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hempfield SHSin Landisville

Salunga is in Hempfield 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Salunga is unincorporated, so Lancaster County is the local government.

Local governmentLancaster CountySalunga is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLancaster County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Lancaster County (county election office). 150 N. Queen St, Ste 117, Lancaster, PA 17603-3562 · (717) 299-8293 · [email protected]FVAP, Jan 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Salunga is in ZIP code 17538

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SalungaZIP’s residents in Salunga
17538Landisville, PA99%42%

A few homes fall in 17552.

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 Salunga

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

East Hempfield Water Auth (EPA ID PA7360063). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Salunga?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Salunga?

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

What ZIP codes are in Salunga?

17538. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Salunga in?

Hempfield School District.

How do I register to vote in Salunga?

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 Lancaster 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.