Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Shamokin, PA: what to set up and who to call
Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. The closest public drop-off to Shamokin is Waste Management Coal Township, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shamokin, 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 Shamokin.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shamokin. 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.
Water comes from Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division
Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division supplies almost all of Shamokin. It draws surface water and serves 43,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), beginning Apr 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. PA4490024.
5 home internet providers serve Shamokin
100% of 3,383 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 8% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Shamokin
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shamokin, from the town’s own site.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check shamokincity.org →
From shamokincity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shamokin is in Shamokin Area School District.
C−School 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shamokin is in ZIP code 17872
ZIP codes where Shamokin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shamokin | ZIP’s residents in Shamokin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17872 | Shamokin, PA | 100% | 75% |
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 Shamokin
Who supplies Shamokin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division (EPA ID PA4490024). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shamokin?
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 Shamokin?
Service Electric, Verizon, AT&T, PA.net, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shamokin?
17872. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shamokin in?
Shamokin Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Shamokin?
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 Northumberland 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: Shamokin’s own website (shamokincity.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.