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The Slippery Rock handbook

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

Power in Slippery Rock comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Grove City Medical Center, 7.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Slippery Rock, 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 Slippery Rock.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Electric Coop

Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Slippery Rock. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 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 Slippery Rock Muni Auth water system

The Slippery Rock Muni Auth water system supplies almost all of Slippery Rock. It draws ground water and serves 15,778 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. PA5100079.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Slippery Rock

100% of 801 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable100%1,000/20
BrightspeedFiber, DSL83%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless64%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless4%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 Slippery Rock’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Slippery Rock.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Slippery Rock kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Slippery Rock Area MSSlippery Rock Area School District
9–12Slippery Rock Area HSSlippery Rock Area School District

Slippery Rock is in Slippery Rock Area 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Slippery Rock is in ZIP code 16057

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Slippery RockZIP’s residents in Slippery Rock
16057Slippery Rock, PA100%22%

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 Slippery Rock

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

The Slippery Rock Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA5100079). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Slippery Rock?

Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Slippery Rock?

Armstrong, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Slippery Rock?

16057. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Slippery Rock in?

Slippery Rock Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Slippery Rock?

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 Butler 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.