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

Skyline View has no town government of its own, so Dauphin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Central Dauphin School District. Hershey Public Library, 5.9 miles away, is the closest library to Skyline View.

Skyline View has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Dauphin County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Skyline View’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Skyline View, 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 Skyline View.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Skyline View. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

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 Pa Amer Water Co

Pa Amer Water Co supplies almost all of Skyline View. It draws surface water (EPA lists Lebanon Water Auth as seller) and serves 50,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. PA7220017.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Skyline View

100% of 1,829 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%980/880
AT&TFixed wireless73%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20
Upward BroadbandFixed wireless25%400/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Skyline View’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Skyline View.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSkyline View has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Skyline View kids go to
K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Skyline View is in Central Dauphin 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Skyline View is unincorporated, so Dauphin County is the local government.

Local governmentDauphin CountySkyline View is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDauphin County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Dauphin County (county election office). 1251 South 28th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111 · (717) 780-6360 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Skyline View is in ZIP code 17112

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Skyline ViewZIP’s residents in Skyline View
17112Harrisburg, PA100%12%

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 Skyline View

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

Pa Amer Water Co (EPA ID PA7220017). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Skyline View?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Skyline View?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Skyline View?

17112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Skyline View in?

Central Dauphin School District.

How do I register to vote in Skyline View?

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 Dauphin 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.