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The Stonerstown handbook

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

Stonerstown has no town government of its own, so Bedford County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tussey Mountain School District. Saxton Muni Water Auth reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024.

Stonerstown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Bedford County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Stonerstown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stonerstown, 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 Stonerstown.

Electricity

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 Stonerstown.

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 Saxton Muni Water Auth

Saxton Muni Water Auth supplies almost all of Stonerstown. It draws surface water and serves 1,675 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1994, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1994: 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. PA4050021.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Stonerstown

99% of 191 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless89%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless86%100/20
Crowsnest BroadbandFixed wireless72%940/450

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Stonerstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stonerstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileStonerstown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Stonerstown kids go to
PK–4Tussey Mountain ELin Saxton
5–8Tussey Mountain MSin Saxton
9–12Tussey Mountain HSin Saxton

Stonerstown is in Tussey Mountain 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Stonerstown is unincorporated, so Bedford County is the local government.

Local governmentBedford CountyStonerstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBedford County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Bedford County (county election office). 200 S Juliana St, Bedford, PA 15522-0166 · (814) 623-4807 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stonerstown is in ZIP code 16678

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StonerstownZIP’s residents in Stonerstown
16678Saxton, PA100%14%

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 Stonerstown

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

Saxton Muni Water Auth (EPA ID PA4050021). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1994), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Stonerstown?

New Enterprise R E C (New Enterprise R E C, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Stonerstown?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Crowsnest Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Stonerstown?

16678. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stonerstown in?

Tussey Mountain School District.

How do I register to vote in Stonerstown?

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 Bedford 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.