Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Upper Bern Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Upper Bern Township goes to 19526 (39% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Bernville Area Community Library, 5.8 miles away, is the closest library to Upper Bern Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Bern 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 Upper Bern Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Upper Bern Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mountain Springs MHP
Mountain Springs MHP supplies Upper Bern Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 215 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 Jan–Dec 1996, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA3060118.
4 home internet providers serve Upper Bern Township
88% of 784 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 87% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Upper Bern Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Upper Bern Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Upper Bern Township is in Hamburg 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Upper Bern Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Upper Bern Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Bern Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Bern Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19526 | Hamburg, PA | 39% | 6% |
| 19506 | Bernville, PA | 26% | 6% |
| 19554 | Shartlesville, PA | 21% | 100% |
| 19541 | Mohrsville, PA | 14% | 5% |
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 Upper Bern Township
Who supplies Upper Bern Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mountain Springs MHP (EPA ID PA3060118). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Bern Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Upper Bern Township?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Bern Township?
19526 (39%), 19506 (26%), 19554 (21%), 19541 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Bern Township in?
Hamburg Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Bern 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.