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The Shelocta handbook

Living in Shelocta, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Shelocta comes from REA Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Shelocta is closest to Indiana Regional Medical Center, 8.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shelocta, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Shelocta.

Electricity

Power comes from REA Energy Coop

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Shelocta. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Icmsa Crooked Creek water system

The Icmsa Crooked Creek water system supplies almost all of Shelocta. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pa American Water Co-Indiana D as seller) and serves 9,638 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. That’s higher than 66% 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. PA5320109.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Shelocta

98% of 51 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
KineticDSL63%50/3
SalsgiverFiber27%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20
Sky SatelliteFixed wireless88%60/10
AT&TFixed wireless71%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Shelocta’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shelocta.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Shelocta or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Shelocta kids go to
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Indiana Area JHSin Indiana
9–12Indiana Area SHSin Indiana

Shelocta is in Indiana Area 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Shelocta is in ZIP code 15774

ZIP codes where Shelocta residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of SheloctaZIP’s residents in Shelocta
15774Shelocta, PA100%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Shelocta

Who supplies Shelocta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Icmsa Crooked Creek water system (EPA ID PA5320109). 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 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Shelocta?

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Shelocta?

Xfinity, Kinetic, Salsgiver, Verizon, Sky Satellite, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shelocta?

15774. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shelocta in?

Indiana Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Shelocta?

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 Indiana 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.