Living in Stormstown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Stormstown has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend State College Area School District. For home internet, most of Stormstown can choose between Xfinity and Kinetic.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stormstown, 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 Stormstown.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stormstown.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Upper Halfmoon Water
Upper Halfmoon Water supplies Stormstown: about 72% of residents live in its service area. State College Boro Water Auth serves another 22%. About 9% 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 1,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2007, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2007: 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. PA4140109.
7 home internet providers serve Stormstown
99% of 918 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Kinetic | DSL | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| Crowsnest Broadband | Fixed wireless | 20% | 150/45 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stormstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stormstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stormstown is in State College 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
Stormstown 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.
Stormstown is in ZIP code 16870
ZIP codes where Stormstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stormstown | ZIP’s residents in Stormstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16870 | Port Matilda, PA | 100% | 33% |
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 Stormstown
Who supplies Stormstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Upper Halfmoon Water (EPA ID PA4140109). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2007), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stormstown?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Stormstown?
Xfinity, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile, Crowsnest Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stormstown?
16870. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stormstown in?
State College Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Stormstown?
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.