Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainLiving in Shade Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Shade Township comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Windber Public Library Association, 8.2 miles away, is the closest library to Shade Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shade 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 Shade Township.
Power comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 91.2% of Shade Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Central City Water Auth
Central City Water Auth supplies Shade Township: about 34% of residents live in its service area. Cairnbrook Improvement Assn serves another 22%. Wilbur Community Water serves another 7%. About 37% 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 1,984 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 80.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA4560045.
5 home internet providers serve Shade Township
80% of 1,447 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 76% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless | 37% | 50/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shade Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shade Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shade Township is in Shade-Central City School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shade Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shade Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shade Township | ZIP’s residents in Shade Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15924 | Cairnbrook, PA | 40% | 100% |
| 15926 | Central City, PA | 35% | 35% |
| 15563 | Stoystown, PA | 18% | 15% |
| 15936 | Hooversville, PA | 7% | 11% |
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 Shade Township
Who supplies Shade Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central City Water Auth (EPA ID PA4560045). 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 80.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shade Township?
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shade Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, In The Stix Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shade Township?
15924 (40%), 15926 (35%), 15563 (18%), 15936 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shade Township in?
Shade-Central City School District.
How do I register to vote in Shade 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 Somerset 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.