Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sugar Notch, PA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Sugar Notch is in ZIP code 18706. Sugar Notch has an emergency room in town, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sugar Notch, 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 Sugar Notch.
Power comes from UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sugar Notch. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 1% of UGI Utilities’ home customers do, and UGI Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Ceasetown water system
The Paw Ceasetown water system supplies almost all of Sugar Notch. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Crystal Lake as seller) and serves 58,467 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA2409002.
6 home internet providers serve Sugar Notch
100% of 423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 88% | 2,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber | 3% | 1,500/1,500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sugar Notch’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar Notch.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sugar Notch is in Hanover 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sugar Notch is in ZIP code 18706
ZIP codes where Sugar Notch residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sugar Notch | ZIP’s residents in Sugar Notch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18706 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 100% | 6% |
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 Sugar Notch
Who supplies Sugar Notch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Ceasetown water system (EPA ID PA2409002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sugar Notch?
UGI Utilities (UGI Utilities, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sugar Notch?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, Service Electric, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sugar Notch?
18706. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sugar Notch in?
Hanover Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Sugar Notch?
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 Luzerne 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.