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Upper Merion Twp Building from Lower ParkingPhoto: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Swedesburg handbook

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

Every home in Swedesburg is in ZIP code 19405. Montgomery County - Norristown Public Library, 1.4 miles away, is the closest library to Swedesburg.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Swedesburg, 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 Swedesburg.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Swedesburg. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pa American Norristown water system

The Pa American Norristown water system supplies almost all of Swedesburg. It draws surface water (EPA lists North Penn Water Authority and North Wales Water Authority and Aqua Pa Main System as sellers) and serves 88,885 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. PA1460046.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Swedesburg

100% of 345 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber86%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless74%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless20%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 Swedesburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Swedesburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSwedesburg has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Swedesburg kids go to
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Upper Merion Area MSin King of Prussia
9–12Upper Merion Area HSin King of Prussia

Swedesburg is in Upper Merion 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Swedesburg is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countySwedesburg is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMontgomery County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Montgomery County (county election office). One Montgomery Plaza, 425 Swede St., Ste. 602, Norristown, PA 19404-0311 · (610) 278-3280 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2024
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Swedesburg is in ZIP code 19405

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SwedesburgZIP’s residents in Swedesburg
19405Bridgeport, PA100%16%

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 Swedesburg

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

The Pa American Norristown water system (EPA ID PA1460046). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Swedesburg?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Swedesburg?

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

What ZIP codes are in Swedesburg?

19405. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Swedesburg in?

Upper Merion Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Swedesburg?

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 Montgomery 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.