Living in Saw Creek, PA: what to set up and who to call
Saw Creek has no town government of its own, so Monroe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend East Stroudsburg Area School District. Tap water in Saw Creek comes from the Pawc Saw Creek Estates water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Saw Creek, 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 Saw Creek.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Saw Creek.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pawc Saw Creek Estates water system
The Pawc Saw Creek Estates water system supplies almost all of Saw Creek. It draws ground water and serves 7,016 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. PA2520062.
4 home internet providers serve Saw Creek
100% of 2,636 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Saw Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saw Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Saw Creek is in East Stroudsburg Area 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Saw Creek is unincorporated, so Monroe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Saw Creek is in ZIP code 18324
ZIP codes where Saw Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Saw Creek | ZIP’s residents in Saw Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18324 | Bushkill, PA | 100% | 42% |
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 Saw Creek
Who supplies Saw Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pawc Saw Creek Estates water system (EPA ID PA2520062). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Saw Creek?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Saw Creek?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Saw Creek?
18324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Saw Creek in?
East Stroudsburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Saw Creek?
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 Pike 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.