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The Schuylkill Township handbook

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

Aqua Pa Main System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. The closest public drop-off to Schuylkill Township is Phoenixville Compost Site, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Schuylkill Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy 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 Aqua Pa Main System

Aqua Pa Main System supplies Schuylkill Township: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa Bensalem and Bcwsa Main Lower South and Aqua Pa Uwchlan and Phoenixville Water Dept and Aqua Pa West Chester as sellers) and serves 822,600 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none.

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 3.4 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. PA1460073.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Schuylkill Township

100% of 3,085 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless60%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless37%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

In Schuylkill Township, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Schuylkill Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the dayschuylkilltwp.org
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookTownship does not provide bulk item pickup; bulk pickups must be scheduled through your waste hauler
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageschuylkilltwp.org →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check schuylkilltwp.org →

From schuylkilltwp.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Schuylkill Township kids go to
K–1Phoenixville Early Learning CtrPhoenixville Area School District
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Phoenixville Area MSin Phoenixville
9–12Phoenixville Area HSin Phoenixville

Schuylkill Township is in Phoenixville Area School District.

B+School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Schuylkill Township is in ZIP code 19460

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Schuylkill TownshipZIP’s residents in Schuylkill Township
19460Phoenixville, PA99%20%

A few homes fall in 19355.

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 Schuylkill Township

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

Aqua Pa Main System (EPA ID PA1460073). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 93% 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 Schuylkill Township?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Schuylkill Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Schuylkill Township?

19460. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Schuylkill Township in?

Phoenixville Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Schuylkill 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 Chester 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: Schuylkill Township’s own website (schuylkilltwp.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.