Steelton High School · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Swatara Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Swatara Township is Dauphin County Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For a library card, the closest branch is New Cumberland Public Library, 3.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Swatara 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 Swatara Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Swatara Township. 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 Veolia Water
Veolia Water supplies Swatara Township: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pa American Water Co West and Harrisburg Intl Airport as sellers) and serves 110,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. PA7220015.
6 home internet providers serve Swatara Township
100% of 8,784 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 32% | 200/50 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 23% | 400/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Swatara Township.
Dauphin County Recycling Center
· run by Dauphin County
This isn’t Swatara Township’s own facility. Whether Swatara Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Swatara Township is in Central Dauphin School District.
C+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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Swatara Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Swatara Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Swatara Township | ZIP’s residents in Swatara Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17111 | Harrisburg, PA | 74% | 56% |
| 17113 | Harrisburg, PA | 19% | 46% |
| 17036 | Hummelstown, PA | 7% | 8% |
A few homes fall in 17104.
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 Swatara Township
Who supplies Swatara Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water (EPA ID PA7220015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Swatara 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 Swatara Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, PA.net, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Swatara Township?
17111 (74%), 17113 (19%), 17036 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Swatara Township in?
Central Dauphin School District.
How do I register to vote in Swatara 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 Dauphin 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.