Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Spring House, PA: what to set up and who to call
Spring House has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wissahickon School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Horsham Township Library, 2.9 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spring House, 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 Spring House.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spring House. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Wales Water Authority
North Wales Water Authority supplies Spring House: about 77% of residents live in its service area. Ambler Boro Water Dept serves another 23%. 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 (EPA lists Dtma Main System and North Penn Water Authority as sellers) and serves 72,496 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher 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. PA1460048.
4 home internet providers serve Spring House
100% of 1,342 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spring House’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring House.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spring House is in Wissahickon 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Spring House is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Spring House spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Spring House residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spring House | ZIP’s residents in Spring House |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19002 | Ambler, PA | 97% | 12% |
| 19477 | Spring House, PA | 3% | 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 Spring House
Who supplies Spring House’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Wales Water Authority (EPA ID PA1460048). 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 1.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spring House?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Spring House?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spring House?
19002 (97%), 19477 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spring House in?
Wissahickon School District.
How do I register to vote in Spring House?
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 Montgomery 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.