Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Tulpehocken Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Teen Challenge Trng Ctr water system, which supplies Tulpehocken Township, came in at 256.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), above the 15 ppb action level. Children in Tulpehocken Township attend Tulpehocken Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tulpehocken 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 Tulpehocken Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tulpehocken Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Teen Challenge Trng Ctr water system
The Teen Challenge Trng Ctr water system supplies Tulpehocken Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 300 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2022, was 256.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. PA3060064.
6 home internet providers serve Tulpehocken Township
91% of 1,209 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 87% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| PA.net | Fixed wireless | 36% | 200/50 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 3% | 400/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tulpehocken Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tulpehocken Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tulpehocken Township is in Tulpehocken Area 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.
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.
Tulpehocken Township spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tulpehocken Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tulpehocken Township | ZIP’s residents in Tulpehocken Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19567 | Womelsdorf, PA | 22% | 13% |
| 17067 | Myerstown, PA | 22% | 5% |
| 19550 | Rehrersburg, PA | 17% | 100% |
| 17087 | Richland, PA | 17% | 20% |
| 19506 | Bernville, PA | 8% | 4% |
| 19507 | Bethel, PA | 8% | 8% |
| 19544 | Mount Aetna, PA | 7% | 100% |
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 Tulpehocken Township
Who supplies Tulpehocken Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Teen Challenge Trng Ctr water system (EPA ID PA3060064). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 256.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tulpehocken Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Tulpehocken Township?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, PA.net, Upward Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tulpehocken Township?
19567 (22%), 17067 (22%), 19550 (17%), 17087 (17%), 19506 (8%), 19507 (8%), 19544 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tulpehocken Township in?
Tulpehocken Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Tulpehocken 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 Berks 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.