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The Upper Macungie Township handbook

Living in Upper Macungie Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Upper Macungie Township has its own drop-off, Upper Macungie Township - Yard Waste Drop Off. For home internet, most of Upper Macungie Township can choose between Service Electric and Verizon.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Upper Macungie Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Upper Macungie Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Lca Wlsa Central Division water system

The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system supplies Upper Macungie Township: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Green Acres Mhc serves another 6%. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lca Allentown Division and Salisbury Twp Water System and Swt Main System as sellers) and serves 47,693 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA3390073.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Upper Macungie Township

96% of 8,508 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable94%1,000/40
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber81%2,300/2,300
Astound BroadbandCable, Fiber80%1,500/50
AT&TFixed wireless73%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20
Lehigh WiFiFixed wireless29%50/15

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

Trash & recycling

Upper Macungie Township has its own drop-off: Upper Macungie Township - Yard Waste Drop Off

Where to take trash and recycling in Upper Macungie Township, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Upper Macungie Township - Yard Waste Drop Off

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Upper Macungie Township kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Parkland HSin Allentown

Upper Macungie Township is in Parkland School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Upper Macungie Township spans 6 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Upper Macungie Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Upper Macungie TownshipZIP’s residents in Upper Macungie Township
18031Breinigsville, PA41%95%
18104Allentown, PA34%19%
18106Allentown, PA9%32%
18069Orefield, PA9%29%
18051Fogelsville, PA6%44%
18087Trexlertown, PA2%68%

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.

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

Questions about living in Upper Macungie Township

Who supplies Upper Macungie Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Lca Wlsa Central Division water system (EPA ID PA3390073). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Upper Macungie Township?

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 Upper Macungie Township?

Service Electric, Verizon, Astound Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Upper Macungie Township?

18031 (41%), 18104 (34%), 18106 (9%), 18069 (9%), 18051 (6%), 18087 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Upper Macungie Township in?

Parkland School District.

How do I register to vote in Upper Macungie 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 Lehigh 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.