Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Shippingport, PA: what to set up and who to call
Shippingport Boro Water Sys reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Heritage Valley Beaver, 7.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shippingport, 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 Shippingport.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shippingport. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Shippingport Boro Water Sys
Shippingport Boro Water Sys supplies Shippingport: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Mun Water Auth of Aliquippa serves another 11%. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Midland Boro Muni Auth as seller) and serves 222 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1995, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1995: 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. PA5040086.
4 home internet providers serve Shippingport
97% of 110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shippingport’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shippingport.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shippingport is in South Side 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shippingport spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shippingport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shippingport | ZIP’s residents in Shippingport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15077 | Shippingport, PA | 90% | 100% |
| 15001 | Aliquippa, PA | 6% | 0% |
| 15050 | Hookstown, PA | 3% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 15052.
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 Shippingport
Who supplies Shippingport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shippingport Boro Water Sys (EPA ID PA5040086). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1995), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shippingport?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shippingport?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shippingport?
15077 (90%), 15001 (6%), 15050 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shippingport in?
South Side Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Shippingport?
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 Beaver 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.