Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Shinglehouse, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Shinglehouse comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Spectrum and Frontier both wire most of Shinglehouse; 0% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shinglehouse, 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 Shinglehouse.
Power comes from Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Shinglehouse. Its homes paid an average of 22.4¢ 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 Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept supplies almost all of Shinglehouse. It draws ground water and serves 1,250 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 Jan–Dec 1997, was 1800.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1997: 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. PA6530013.
3 home internet providers serve Shinglehouse
98% of 485 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 83% | 10/1 |
| Zito Media | Cable | 34% | 1,000/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shinglehouse’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shinglehouse.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shinglehouse is in Oswayo Valley School District.
B−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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shinglehouse is in ZIP code 16748
ZIP codes where Shinglehouse residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shinglehouse | ZIP’s residents in Shinglehouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16748 | Shinglehouse, PA | 100% | 39% |
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 Shinglehouse
Who supplies Shinglehouse’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept (EPA ID PA6530013). 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 1800.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1997), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shinglehouse?
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 22.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shinglehouse?
Spectrum, Frontier, Zito Media (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shinglehouse?
16748. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shinglehouse in?
Oswayo Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Shinglehouse?
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 Potter 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.