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The Shrewsbury handbook

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

Power in Shrewsbury comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Wellspan York Hospital, 12.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Shrewsbury. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 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 Shrewsbury Borough water system

The Shrewsbury Borough water system supplies almost all of Shrewsbury. It draws ground water and serves 4,727 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 percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. PA7670088.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Shrewsbury

100% of 1,470 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
Double Dog CommunicationsFixed wireless80%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless78%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless75%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Shrewsbury’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shrewsbury.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Shrewsbury 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.

Shrewsbury kids go to
K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Southern MSin Glen Rock
9–12Susquehannock HSin Glen Rock

Shrewsbury is in Southern York County School District.

ASchool gradeSee 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Shrewsbury is in ZIP code 17361

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShrewsburyZIP’s residents in Shrewsbury
17361Shrewsbury, PA100%65%

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 Shrewsbury

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

The Shrewsbury Borough water system (EPA ID PA7670088). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Shrewsbury?

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Shrewsbury?

Xfinity, Verizon, Double Dog Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shrewsbury?

17361. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shrewsbury in?

Southern York County School District.

How do I register to vote in Shrewsbury?

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 York 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.