Photo: Mike6271 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Upper Milford Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Upper Milford Township is Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. East Penn School District runs the public schools in Upper Milford Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Milford 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 Milford Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Upper Milford 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.
Water comes from Red Hill Water Authority
Red Hill Water Authority supplies Upper Milford Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Lca Upper Milford Central Div serves another 7%. Lca Emmaus Consecutive Div serves another 5%. About 69% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Upper Hanover Water Authority as seller) and serves 2,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2010, was 25.3 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2010: 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. PA1460039.
6 home internet providers serve Upper Milford Township
98% of 3,368 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 95% | 1,000/40 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 11% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 4% | 150/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Upper Milford Township.
Lower Macungie Yard Waste Recycling Center
5536 Indian Creek Road, Macungie, PA, 18062
This isn’t Upper Milford Township’s own facility. Whether Upper Milford 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 Milford Township is in East Penn School District.
A−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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Upper Milford Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Upper Milford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Milford Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Milford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18049 | Emmaus, PA | 61% | 26% |
| 18092 | Zionsville, PA | 32% | 74% |
| 18062 | Macungie, PA | 7% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 18034.
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 Milford Township
Who supplies Upper Milford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Red Hill Water Authority (EPA ID PA1460039). 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 25.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2010), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Milford 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 Milford Township?
Service Electric, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Milford Township?
18049 (61%), 18092 (32%), 18062 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Milford Township in?
East Penn School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Milford 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.