Living in Stroud Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Stroud Township has its own drop-off, Stroud Township Yard Waste Compost Facility. Stroudsburg Area School District runs the public schools in Stroud Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stroud Township, 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 Stroud Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 50.5% of Stroud Township residents. 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 Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth supplies Stroud Township: about 44% of residents live in its service area. Penn Estates Utilities Incorp serves another 23%. Pawc Blue Mt Lake serves another 14%. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept as seller) and serves 30,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. PA2450034.
6 home internet providers serve Stroud Township
100% of 7,471 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Stroud Media Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 21% | 200/30 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Stroud Township has its own drop-off: Stroud Township Yard Waste Compost Facility
Where to take trash and recycling in Stroud Township, and where the rules are.
Stroud Township Yard Waste Compost Facility
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stroud Township is in Stroudsburg Area School District.
B−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stroud Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stroud Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stroud Township | ZIP’s residents in Stroud Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18301 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 51% | 35% |
| 18360 | Stroudsburg, PA | 48% | 33% |
A few homes fall in 18302, 18321.
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 Stroud Township
Who supplies Stroud Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth (EPA ID PA2450034). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stroud Township?
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 Stroud Township?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Stroud Media Networks, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stroud Township?
18301 (51%), 18360 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stroud Township in?
Stroudsburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Stroud Township?
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 Monroe 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.