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The Sugarcreek handbook

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

Most mail in Sugarcreek goes to 16323 (87% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most of Sugarcreek has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from General Authority of Franklin

General Authority of Franklin supplies Sugarcreek: about 45% of residents live in its service area. Sugarcreek Water Co serves another 10%. Venango Water Co serves another 8%. About 35% 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 9,096 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. 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. PA6610020.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Sugarcreek

94% of 2,287 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber83%1,000/35
XfinityCable5%2,000/250
ArmstrongCable4%750/20
VerizonFixed wireless58%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless51%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless43%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sugarcreek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugarcreek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sugarcreek or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sugarcreek kids go to
PK–6Valley Grove El SchValley Grove School District
7–12Rocky Grove JSHSValley Grove School District

Sugarcreek is in Valley Grove School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sugarcreek spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SugarcreekZIP’s residents in Sugarcreek
16323Franklin, PA87%27%
16343Reno, PA8%100%
16301Oil City, PA5%2%

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.

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

Questions about living in Sugarcreek

Who supplies Sugarcreek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

General Authority of Franklin (EPA ID PA6610020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Sugarcreek?

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

What ZIP codes are in Sugarcreek?

16323 (87%), 16343 (8%), 16301 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sugarcreek in?

Valley Grove School District.

How do I register to vote in Sugarcreek?

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 Venango 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.
  • 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.