Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Summit Hill, PA: what to set up and who to call
Summit Hill Water Authority reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Dec 2023. St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, 3.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Summit Hill, 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 Summit Hill.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Summit Hill. 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 Summit Hill Water Authority
Summit Hill Water Authority supplies Summit Hill: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 2,890 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Dec 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA3130013.
3 home internet providers serve Summit Hill
99% of 1,437 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Cable Technologies | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Summit Hill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Summit Hill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Summit Hill is in Panther Valley School District.
DSchool 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Summit Hill spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Summit Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Summit Hill | ZIP’s residents in Summit Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18250 | Summit Hill, PA | 97% | 100% |
| 18232 | Lansford, PA | 3% | 2% |
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 Summit Hill
Who supplies Summit Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Summit Hill Water Authority (EPA ID PA3130013). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Summit Hill?
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 Summit Hill?
Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Kinetic, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Summit Hill?
18250 (97%), 18232 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Summit Hill in?
Panther Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Summit Hill?
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 Carbon 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.