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The Tobyhanna Township handbook

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

Most mail in Tobyhanna Township goes to 18334 (30% of residents), one of 6 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus is the closest ER, 15.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Tobyhanna Township, 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 Tobyhanna Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tobyhanna 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aqua Pa Wild Pines Water Sys

Aqua Pa Wild Pines Water Sys supplies Tobyhanna Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 440 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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. PA2450141.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Tobyhanna Township

99% of 7,563 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable, Fiber97%2,000/2,000
FrontierFiber, DSL77%7,000/7,000
BreezelineCable4%1,000/50
T-MobileFixed wireless51%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless33%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless16%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

In Tobyhanna Township, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tobyhanna Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the daytobyhannatownshippa.gov
Recycling drop-off

Panther Waste Systems, LLC

353 Sullivan Trail, Long Pond, PA 18334

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check tobyhannatownshippa.gov →

From tobyhannatownshippa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2020-09-28, 2026-02-05. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Tobyhanna Township kids go to
K–6Tobyhanna El CtrPocono Mountain School District
7–8Pocono Mountain West JHSPocono Mountain School District
9–12Pocono Mountain West HSPocono Mountain School District

Tobyhanna Township is in Pocono Mountain School District.

B−School 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

Tobyhanna Township spans 6 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Tobyhanna TownshipZIP’s residents in Tobyhanna Township
18334Long Pond, PA30%59%
18347Pocono Lake, PA23%59%
18350Pocono Pines, PA20%92%
18610Blakeslee, PA15%25%
18346Pocono Summit, PA10%30%
18355Scotrun, PA2%9%

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 Tobyhanna Township

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

Aqua Pa Wild Pines Water Sys (EPA ID PA2450141). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Tobyhanna 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 Tobyhanna Township?

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Frontier, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Tobyhanna Township?

18334 (30%), 18347 (23%), 18350 (20%), 18610 (15%), 18346 (10%), 18355 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tobyhanna Township in?

Pocono Mountain School District.

How do I register to vote in Tobyhanna 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 Monroe 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: Tobyhanna Township’s own website (tobyhannatownshippa.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.