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The Scott Township handbook

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

Veolia Water Pa Inc Bloomsburg has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to Scott Township is Bloomsburg Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Scott 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 Scott Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Scott Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities 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 Veolia Water Pa Inc Bloomsburg

Veolia Water Pa Inc Bloomsburg supplies Scott Township: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 20% 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 Danville Municipal Water Auth as seller) and serves 29,382 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile8.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.2 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. PA4190008.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Scott Township

99% of 2,268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable, Fiber98%2,000/2,000
North Penn Long DistanceFiber7%1,000/100
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless61%100/20
SkyPacketFixed wireless19%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scott Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.6 mi from the center of Scott Township

Bloomsburg Recycling Center

901 Patterson Drive, Bloomsburg, PA, 18635 · run by Town of Bloomsburg

This isn’t Scott Township’s own facility. Whether Scott Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Scott Township kids go to
K–4Central Columbia El Schin Bloomsburg
5–8Central Columbia MSin Bloomsburg
9–12Central Columbia SHSin Bloomsburg

Scott Township is in Central Columbia School District.

ASchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Scott Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Scott TownshipZIP’s residents in Scott Township
17815Bloomsburg, PA95%18%
17859Orangeville, PA5%8%

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 Scott Township

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

Veolia Water Pa Inc Bloomsburg (EPA ID PA4190008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Scott Township?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Scott Township?

Service Electric, North Penn Long Distance, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, SkyPacket (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Scott Township?

17815 (95%), 17859 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Scott Township in?

Central Columbia School District.

How do I register to vote in Scott 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 Columbia 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.