Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Shippen Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Shippen Township comes from Emporium Water Company, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb. Emporium Recycling Center takes recycling in Shippen Township, open Mon–Sat 9 am–6 pm (OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shippen 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 Shippen Township.
Water comes from Emporium Water Company
Emporium Water Company supplies Shippen Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,300 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 Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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. PA6120002.
5 home internet providers serve Shippen Township
93% of 1,353 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Emporium Recycling Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Shippen Township, and where the rules are.
Emporium Recycling Center
- Mon9 am–6 pm
- Tue9 am–6 pm
- Wed9 am–6 pm
- Thu9 am–6 pm
- Fri9 am–6 pm
- Sat9 am–6 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jun 2020. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shippen Township is in Cameron County School District.
A−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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shippen Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shippen Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shippen Township | ZIP’s residents in Shippen Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15834 | Emporium, PA | 99% | 47% |
| 16720 | Austin, PA | 1% | 2% |
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 Shippen Township
When is the Emporium Recycling Center open?
Mon–Sat 9 am–6 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Shippen Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Emporium Water Company (EPA ID PA6120002). 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 0.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Shippen Township?
Kinetic, Zito Media, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shippen Township?
15834 (99%), 16720 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shippen Township in?
Cameron County School District.
How do I register to vote in Shippen 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 Cameron 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.
- 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.