Henry Antes House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Living in Upper Frederick Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Upper Frederick Township is Whitetail Disposal, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Children in Upper Frederick Township attend Boyertown Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Frederick 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 Frederick Township.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.0% of Upper Frederick Township residents. 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.
Water comes from Perkiomen Crossing water system
The Perkiomen Crossing water system supplies Upper Frederick Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Pa Superior Ivy Ridge serves another 14%. About 56% 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 508 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.0 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. PA1460087.
5 home internet providers serve Upper Frederick Township
98% of 1,347 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 61% | 980/880 |
| Windstream Conestoga | Fiber, DSL | 42% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Upper Frederick Township.
Whitetail Disposal
This isn’t Upper Frederick Township’s own facility. Whether Upper Frederick Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Upper Frederick Township is in Boyertown 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Upper Frederick Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Upper Frederick Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Frederick Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Frederick Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18074 | Perkiomenville, PA | 62% | 41% |
| 19492 | Zieglerville, PA | 22% | 86% |
| 18054 | Green Lane, PA | 11% | 9% |
| 19473 | Schwenksville, PA | 6% | 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 Upper Frederick Township
Who supplies Upper Frederick Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Perkiomen Crossing water system (EPA ID PA1460087). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Frederick Township?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Upper Frederick Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Windstream Conestoga, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Frederick Township?
18074 (62%), 19492 (22%), 18054 (11%), 19473 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Frederick Township in?
Boyertown Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Frederick 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 Montgomery 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.