Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Ulster Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ulster Township comes from Claverack Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ulster Township has its own drop-off, Ulster Sheshequin Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ulster 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 Ulster Township.
Power comes from Claverack Rural Elec Coop
Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 65.4% of Ulster Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ulster Municipal Authority
Ulster Municipal Authority supplies Ulster Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. About 60% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 500 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 2013, was 20.8 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2013: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA2080032.
Which providers serve Ulster Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ulster Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Ulster Township has its own drop-off: Ulster Sheshequin Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Ulster Township, and where the rules are.
Ulster Sheshequin Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2017). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ulster Township is in Athens Area School District.
C+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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ulster Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ulster Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ulster Township | ZIP’s residents in Ulster Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850 | Ulster, PA | 70% | 38% |
| 18831 | Milan, PA | 24% | 26% |
| 18848 | Towanda, PA | 5% | 1% |
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 Ulster Township
Who supplies Ulster Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ulster Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA2080032). 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 20.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2013), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ulster Township?
Claverack Rural Elec Coop (Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Ulster Township?
18850 (70%), 18831 (24%), 18848 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ulster Township in?
Athens Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Ulster 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 Bradford 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): pending.