Living in Silverdale, PA: what to set up and who to call
In Silverdale, trash day is Wednesday. For emergencies, Silverdale is closest to St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus, 3.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Silverdale, 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 Silverdale.
Water comes from Hilltown Twp Water&sewer Auth
Hilltown Twp Water&sewer Auth supplies almost all of Silverdale. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Penn Water Authority and Telford Borough Authority as sellers) and serves 5,770 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. PA1090117.
4 home internet providers serve Silverdale
100% of 325 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Silverdale is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Silverdale, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From silverdalepa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Silverdale is in Pennridge 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Silverdale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Silverdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Silverdale | ZIP’s residents in Silverdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18944 | Perkasie, PA | 60% | 2% |
| 18962 | Silverdale, PA | 40% | 100% |
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 Silverdale
Who supplies Silverdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hilltown Twp Water&sewer Auth (EPA ID PA1090117). 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 2.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Silverdale?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Silverdale?
18944 (60%), 18962 (40%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Silverdale in?
Pennridge School District.
How do I register to vote in Silverdale?
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 Bucks 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: Silverdale’s own website (silverdalepa.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.