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The Saxton handbook

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

Saxton Muni Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. Power in Saxton comes from New Enterprise R E C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Saxton, 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 Saxton.

Electricity

Power comes from New Enterprise R E C

New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Saxton.

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 Saxton Muni Water Auth

Saxton Muni Water Auth supplies almost all of Saxton. It draws surface water and serves 1,675 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1994, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1994: 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. PA4050021.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Saxton

100% of 319 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
BreezelineCable8%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless87%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless82%100/20
Upward BroadbandFixed wireless48%100/40

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Saxton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saxton.

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

Saxton kids go to
PK–4Tussey Mountain ELTussey Mountain School District
5–8Tussey Mountain MSTussey Mountain School District
9–12Tussey Mountain HSTussey Mountain School District

Saxton is in Tussey Mountain 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Saxton is in ZIP code 16678

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SaxtonZIP’s residents in Saxton
16678Saxton, PA100%28%

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 Saxton

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

Saxton Muni Water Auth (EPA ID PA4050021). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Saxton?

New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Saxton?

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

What ZIP codes are in Saxton?

16678. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Saxton in?

Tussey Mountain School District.

How do I register to vote in Saxton?

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 Bedford 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.