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The Springfield Township handbook

Living in Springfield Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Buhl Community Water Company reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2025. Grove City Community Library, 5.8 miles away, is the closest library to Springfield Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Springfield Township, 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 Springfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Penn Power

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Springfield Township.

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 Buhl Community Water Company

Buhl Community Water Company supplies Springfield Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,227 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile8.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 8.0 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. PA6430049.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Springfield Township

85% of 980 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable, Fiber78%1,000/20
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber44%300/20
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless14%60/5
AT&TFixed wireless38%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless16%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 Springfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Springfield Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Springfield Township kids go to
K–5Hillview El Schin Grove City
6–8Grove City Area MSin Grove City
9–12Grove City Area HSin Grove City

Springfield Township is in Grove City Area School District.

A−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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Springfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Springfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Springfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Springfield Township
16137Mercer, PA46%7%
16156Volant, PA42%24%
16127Grove City, PA10%1%
16142New Wilmington, PA2%1%

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 Springfield Township

Who supplies Springfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Buhl Community Water Company (EPA ID PA6430049). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Springfield Township?

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Springfield Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Springfield Township?

16137 (46%), 16156 (42%), 16127 (10%), 16142 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Springfield Township in?

Grove City Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Springfield 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 Mercer 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.