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The Saylorsburg handbook

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

Saylorsburg has no town government of its own, so Monroe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Stroudsburg Area School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Western Pocono Community Library, 5.1 miles out.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Saylorsburg, 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 Saylorsburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Saylorsburg.

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 Hamilton Water Co

Aqua Pa Hamilton Water Co supplies almost all of Saylorsburg. It draws ground water and serves 1,500 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA2450044.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Saylorsburg

100% of 537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesFiber, Cable99%2,000/2,000
FrontierFiber, DSL90%7,000/7,000
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless88%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless74%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 Saylorsburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saylorsburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSaylorsburg 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.

Saylorsburg kids go to
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Saylorsburg (68%) is in Stroudsburg Area School District; parts are in Pleasant Valley School District (32%).

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

Saylorsburg is unincorporated, so Monroe County is the local government.

Local governmentMonroe CountySaylorsburg is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMonroe County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Monroe County (county election office). Monroe County Administration Offices One Quaker Plaza, Rm 105, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2170 · (570) 517-3165 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Saylorsburg is in ZIP code 18353

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SaylorsburgZIP’s residents in Saylorsburg
18353Saylorsburg, PA100%9%

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 Saylorsburg

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

Aqua Pa Hamilton Water Co (EPA ID PA2450044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Saylorsburg?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Saylorsburg?

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Saylorsburg?

18353. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Saylorsburg in?

Stroudsburg Area School District. Parts of the city are in Pleasant Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Saylorsburg?

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 Monroe 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.