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The South Williamsport handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to South Williamsport is Williamsport Brush Pile, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The nearest library is James V.Brown Library (James V Brown Library), 0.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in South Williamsport, 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 South Williamsport.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Williamsport. 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 Williamsport Mun Water Auth

Williamsport Mun Water Auth supplies almost all of South Williamsport. It draws surface water and serves 51,000 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 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 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. PA4410173.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve South Williamsport

100% of 2,427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
FastBridge FiberFiber97%10,000/10,000
North Penn Long DistanceFiber90%1,000/100
River Valley InternetFixed wireless97%100/50
VerizonFixed wireless95%300/20
Limitless MobileFixed wireless93%10/1

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in South Williamsport.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.2 mi from the center of South Williamsport

Williamsport Brush Pile

1550 West 3rd Street, Williamsport, PA, 17701 · run by Williamsport Streets, Parks, and Flood Control

This isn’t South Williamsport’s own facility. Whether South Williamsport residents may use it is the town’s rule: check southwilliamsport.net.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

South Williamsport kids go to
K–4Central El SchSouth Williamsport Area School District
7–12South Williamsport Area JSHSSouth Williamsport Area School District

South Williamsport is in South Williamsport Area School District.

B−School 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

South Williamsport is in ZIP code 17702

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of South WilliamsportZIP’s residents in South Williamsport
17702Williamsport, PA100%60%

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 South Williamsport

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

Williamsport Mun Water Auth (EPA ID PA4410173). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in South Williamsport?

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 Williamsport?

Xfinity, FastBridge Fiber, North Penn Long Distance, River Valley Internet, Verizon, Limitless Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in South Williamsport?

17702. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is South Williamsport in?

South Williamsport Area School District.

How do I register to vote in South Williamsport?

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 Lycoming 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.