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The Towamensing Trails handbook

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

Towamensing Trails has no town government of its own, so Carbon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jim Thorpe Area School District. The closest public drop-off to Towamensing Trails is Penn Forest Twp. Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Towamensing Trails has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Carbon County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Towamensing Trails’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Towamensing Trails, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPPL Electric Utilitiesinvestor-owned utility · 18.6¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offPenn Forest Twp. Transfer Station, 3 miMore →SchoolJim Thorpe Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code18210Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Towamensing Trails.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Towamensing Trails

100% of 2,578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blue Ridge Cable TechnologiesCable100%2,000/40
T-MobileFixed wireless23%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless5%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Towamensing Trails.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.4 mi from the center of Towamensing Trails

Penn Forest Twp. Transfer Station

88 Transfer Station Road, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229

This isn’t Towamensing Trails’ own facility. Whether Towamensing Trails residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Towamensing Trails kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Jim Thorpe Area HSin Jim Thorpe

Towamensing Trails is in Jim Thorpe 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

Towamensing Trails is unincorporated, so Carbon County is the local government.

Local governmentCarbon CountyTowamensing Trails is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCarbon County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Carbon County (county election office). 44 Susquehanna St. P.O. Box 170, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0170 · (570) 325-4801 · [email protected]FVAP, Jan 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Towamensing Trails is in ZIP code 18210

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Towamensing TrailsZIP’s residents in Towamensing Trails
18210Albrightsville, PA100%26%

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.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus12.9 miles awayGet a library cardDimmick Memorial LibraryNearest branch: Penn Kidder Branch, 2588 Route 903 · (570) 722-0300

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Towamensing Trails

Who provides electricity in Towamensing Trails?

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 Towamensing Trails?

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

What ZIP codes are in Towamensing Trails?

18210. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Towamensing Trails in?

Jim Thorpe Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Towamensing Trails?

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.

  • 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.