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 Shavertown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Shavertown has no town government of its own, so Luzerne County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Dallas School District. Tap water in most of Shavertown comes from Veolia Water Pa Shavertown, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shavertown, 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 Shavertown.
Power comes from UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shavertown. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water Pa Shavertown
Veolia Water Pa Shavertown supplies Shavertown: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Paw Huntsville serves another 32%. Paw Hillcrest serves another 20%. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Veolia Water Pa Dallas as seller) and serves 3,472 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA2400091.
7 home internet providers serve Shavertown
100% of 908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 60% | 300/20 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 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.
We don’t have Shavertown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shavertown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shavertown is in Dallas 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Shavertown is unincorporated, so Luzerne County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shavertown is in ZIP code 18708
ZIP codes where Shavertown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shavertown | ZIP’s residents in Shavertown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18708 | Shavertown, PA | 100% | 22% |
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 Shavertown
Who supplies Shavertown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Pa Shavertown (EPA ID PA2400091). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shavertown?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shavertown?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, Breezeline, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shavertown?
18708. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shavertown in?
Dallas School District.
How do I register to vote in Shavertown?
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 Luzerne 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.