Photo: Emma Lee · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Stoystown, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Stoystown comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Stoystown.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stoystown, 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 Stoystown.
Power comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stoystown. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Somerset Twp Ma Reading Mines water system
The Somerset Twp Ma Reading Mines water system supplies almost all of Stoystown. It draws ground water and serves 494 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 5.0 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. PA4560019.
5 home internet providers serve Stoystown
100% of 149 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless | 91% | 50/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stoystown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stoystown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stoystown is in North Star 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stoystown is in ZIP code 15563
ZIP codes where Stoystown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stoystown | ZIP’s residents in Stoystown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15563 | Stoystown, PA | 100% | 10% |
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 Stoystown
Who supplies Stoystown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Somerset Twp Ma Reading Mines water system (EPA ID PA4560019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stoystown?
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stoystown?
Xfinity, In The Stix Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stoystown?
15563. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stoystown in?
North Star School District.
How do I register to vote in Stoystown?
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 Somerset 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.