Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Sewickley Heights, PA: what to set up and who to call
Sewickley Boro Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Nov 2024. The closest public drop-off to Sewickley Heights is Edgeworth Borough Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sewickley Heights, 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 Sewickley Heights.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sewickley Heights. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sewickley Boro Water Auth
Sewickley Boro Water Auth supplies Sewickley Heights: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Aleppo Twp Auth serves another 6%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 6,800 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Nov 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 5.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. PA5020050.
4 home internet providers serve Sewickley Heights
100% of 351 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sewickley Heights.
Edgeworth Borough Recycling Center
This isn’t Sewickley Heights’ own facility. Whether Sewickley Heights residents may use it is the town’s rule: check sewickleyheightsboro.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sewickley Heights is in Quaker Valley 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.
Sewickley Heights is in ZIP code 15143
ZIP codes where Sewickley Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sewickley Heights | ZIP’s residents in Sewickley Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15143 | Sewickley, PA | 100% | 4% |
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 Sewickley Heights
Who supplies Sewickley Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sewickley Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA5020050). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sewickley Heights?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sewickley Heights?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sewickley Heights?
15143. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sewickley Heights in?
Quaker Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Sewickley Heights?
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 Allegheny 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.