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The Sandy Township handbook

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

Power in Sandy Township comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Sandy Township attend DuBois Area School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sandy Township, 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 Sandy Township.

Electricity

Power comes from United Electric Coop

United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sandy Township.

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 Inc Treasure Lake Div

Aqua Pa Inc Treasure Lake Div supplies Sandy Township: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Sandy Township serves another 20%. City of Dubois Water Depart serves another 16%. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,155 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.

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 6.9 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. PA6170048.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sandy Township

98% of 5,318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Zito MediaCable, Fiber49%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable48%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless34%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless26%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless18%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sandy Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sandy Township.

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

Sandy Township kids go to
K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8DuBois Area MSin DuBois
9–12DuBois Area SHSin DuBois

Sandy Township is in DuBois Area School District.

BSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sandy Township is in ZIP code 15801

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sandy TownshipZIP’s residents in Sandy Township
15801Du Bois, PA99%58%

A few homes fall in 15824, 15849, 15840.

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 Sandy Township

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

Aqua Pa Inc Treasure Lake Div (EPA ID PA6170048). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sandy Township?

United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Sandy Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Sandy Township?

15801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sandy Township in?

DuBois Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Sandy 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 Clearfield 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.