Living in Sproul, PA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2020 is still open for Sproul Water Assn. Sproul has no town government of its own, so Blair County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Claysburg-Kimmel School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sproul, 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 Sproul.
Power comes from New Enterprise R E C
New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sproul.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sproul Water Assn
Sproul Water Assn supplies almost all of Sproul. It draws ground water and serves 180 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2020: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2019, was 19.8 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: 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. PA4070047.
7 home internet providers serve Sproul
100% of 79 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Salsgiver | Fiber | 11% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Crowsnest Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 97% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 97% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sproul’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sproul.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sproul is in Claysburg-Kimmel 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
Sproul is unincorporated, so Blair County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sproul is in ZIP code 16682
ZIP codes where Sproul residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sproul | ZIP’s residents in Sproul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16682 | Sproul, PA | 100% | 93% |
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 Sproul
Who supplies Sproul’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sproul Water Assn (EPA ID PA4070047). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 19.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sproul?
New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Sproul?
Breezeline, Salsgiver, Brightspeed, Crowsnest Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sproul?
16682. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sproul in?
Claysburg-Kimmel School District.
How do I register to vote in Sproul?
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 Blair 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.