Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Scott Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Scott Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 18847 holds the most residents (53%). Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library, 6.4 miles away, is the closest library to Scott Township.
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.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Scott Township.
Power comes from Penelec
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Scott Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Scott Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Scott Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Scott Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scott Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scott Township is in Wayne Highlands 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.
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.
Scott Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Scott Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scott Township | ZIP’s residents in Scott Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18847 | Susquehanna, PA | 53% | 5% |
| 18462 | Starrucca, PA | 25% | 27% |
| 18461 | Starlight, PA | 22% | 33% |
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 Scott Township
Who provides electricity in Scott Township?
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Scott Township?
18847 (53%), 18462 (25%), 18461 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scott Township in?
Wayne Highlands 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 Wayne 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.
- 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): pending.