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The Strausstown handbook

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

Strausstown has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hamburg Area School District. Penn State Health St. Joseph, 13.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Strausstown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Berks County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Strausstown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Strausstown, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerMet-Edinvestor-owned utilityMore →Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Strausstown’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHamburg Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code19559Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Strausstown.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Strausstown.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Strausstown

99% of 155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless79%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless66%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless55%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Strausstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Strausstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileStrausstown 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.

Strausstown kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hamburg Area Middle Schoolin Hamburg
9–12Hamburg Area HSin Hamburg

Strausstown is in Hamburg 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Strausstown is unincorporated, so Berks County is the local government.

Local governmentBerks CountyStrausstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Berks County (county election office). 633 Court St., 1st Floor, Reading, PA 19601-4302 · (610) 478-6490 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Strausstown is in ZIP code 19559

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StrausstownZIP’s residents in Strausstown
19559Strausstown, PA100%97%

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.

Nearest emergency roomPenn State Health St. Joseph13.3 miles awayGet a library cardBernville Area Community Library6721 Bernville Rd. · (610) 488-1302

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Strausstown

Who provides electricity in Strausstown?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Strausstown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Strausstown?

19559. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Strausstown in?

Hamburg Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Strausstown?

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 Berks 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.

  • 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.