Living in Steelton, PA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Steelton. UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals, 2.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Steelton, 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 Steelton.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Steelton. 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.
Water comes from Pa American Water Steelton
Pa American Water Steelton supplies almost all of Steelton. It draws surface water and serves 6,428 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. PA7220036.
5 home internet providers serve Steelton
100% of 2,203 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Steelton is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Steelton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Cartons: milk, wine, soup, juice boxes
- Plastic Bottles
- Plastic food containers, labeled with numbers 1 through 7
- Yogurt, cottage cheese, margarine tubs
- Aluminum cans and bottles
- Tin cans
- Cardboard boxes
- Newspaper/magazines/telephone books
- Office Paper: copier paper (any color), envelopes
Dauphin County Recycling Center
1625 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104
From steeltonpa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2020-02-21T12:52:15+00:00, 2026-02-18, 2026-02-18T13:52:22+00:00, 2026-04-15T15:00:35+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Steelton is in Steelton-Highspire School District.
D−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
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.
Steelton is in ZIP code 17113
ZIP codes where Steelton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Steelton | ZIP’s residents in Steelton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17113 | Harrisburg, PA | 100% | 54% |
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 Steelton
Who supplies Steelton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa American Water Steelton (EPA ID PA7220036). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Steelton?
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 Steelton?
Xfinity, Verizon, PA.net, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Steelton?
17113. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Steelton in?
Steelton-Highspire School District.
How do I register to vote in Steelton?
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 Dauphin 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: Steelton’s own website (steeltonpa.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.