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The Toughkenamon handbook

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

Toughkenamon has no town government of its own, so Chester County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kennett Consolidated School District. The nearest emergency room is in town: Christiana Hospital.

Toughkenamon has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Chester County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Toughkenamon’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Toughkenamon, 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 Toughkenamon.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Toughkenamon. 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 Chester Water Authority

Chester Water Authority supplies almost all of Toughkenamon. It draws surface water and serves 140,437 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.9 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. PA1230004.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Toughkenamon

99% of 385 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable96%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless88%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless32%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Toughkenamon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Toughkenamon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileToughkenamon 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.

Toughkenamon kids go to
KMary D Lang Kdg Ctrin Kennett Square
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Kennett Middle Schoolin Landenberg
9–12Kennett High Schoolin Kennett Square

Toughkenamon is in Kennett Consolidated 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

Toughkenamon is unincorporated, so Chester County is the local government.

Local governmentChester CountyToughkenamon is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereChester County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Chester County (county election office). 601 Westtown Road, Ste 150 P.O. Box 2747, West Chester, PA 19380-0990 · (610) 344-6410FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Toughkenamon spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ToughkenamonZIP’s residents in Toughkenamon
19374Toughkenamon, PA63%82%
19311Avondale, PA33%5%
19348Kennett Square, PA4%0%

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 Toughkenamon

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

Chester Water Authority (EPA ID PA1230004). 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 4.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Toughkenamon?

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

What internet providers serve Toughkenamon?

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

What ZIP codes are in Toughkenamon?

19374 (63%), 19311 (33%), 19348 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Toughkenamon in?

Kennett Consolidated School District.

How do I register to vote in Toughkenamon?

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 Chester 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.