Living in Spring Mills, PA: what to set up and who to call
Spring Mills has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Penns Valley Area School District. For an emergency, Mount Nittany Medical Center is the closest ER, 17.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spring Mills, 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 Mills.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spring Mills.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gregg Township Water Authority
Gregg Township Water Authority supplies almost all of Spring Mills. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 670 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA4140107.
7 home internet providers serve Spring Mills
99% of 172 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Breezeline | Fiber, Cable | 92% | 1,000/600 |
| Black Bear Fiber | Fiber | 56% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| Centre WISP | Fixed wireless | 44% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spring Mills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring Mills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spring Mills is in Penns Valley Area 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 Mills is unincorporated, so Centre County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Spring Mills is in ZIP code 16875
ZIP codes where Spring Mills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spring Mills | ZIP’s residents in Spring Mills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16875 | Spring Mills, PA | 100% | 9% |
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 Mills
Who supplies Spring Mills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gregg Township Water Authority (EPA ID PA4140107). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spring Mills?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Spring Mills?
Xfinity, Breezeline, Black Bear Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, Centre WISP (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spring Mills?
16875. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spring Mills in?
Penns Valley Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Spring Mills?
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 Centre 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.