Living in South Abington Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to South Abington Township is Lackawanna County Recycling, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Children in South Abington Township attend Abington Heights School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Abington Township, 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 South Abington Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Abington Township. 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.
Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton supplies South Abington Township: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Water Co Chinchilla serves another 12%. Aqua Pa Water Co Edgewood serves another 6%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 137,142 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. PA2359008.
7 home internet providers serve South Abington Township
100% of 3,020 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 79% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in South Abington Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Abington Township, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass containers (all colors)
- Plastic containers (lids included)
- Newspapers, flyers-inserts, catalogs
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check southabingtonpa.gov →
From southabingtonpa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
South Abington Township is in Abington Heights 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.
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.
South Abington Township is in ZIP code 18411
ZIP codes where South Abington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Abington Township | ZIP’s residents in South Abington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18411 | Clarks Summit, PA | 100% | 42% |
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 South Abington Township
Who supplies South Abington Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (EPA ID PA2359008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Abington Township?
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 South Abington Township?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, ICON Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Abington Township?
18411. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Abington Township in?
Abington Heights School District.
How do I register to vote in South Abington Township?
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 Lackawanna 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: South Abington Township’s own website (southabingtonpa.gov), read Oct 21, 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.