Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Upper Nazareth Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to Upper Nazareth Township is Lower Nazareth Township Yard Waste Recycling, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Nazareth 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 Nazareth Township.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Upper Nazareth Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Blue Mountain Division water system
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system supplies Upper Nazareth Township: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Bath Municipal Water Works serves another 7%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Bangor District and Easton Area Water System as sellers) and serves 23,763 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. PA3480055.
6 home internet providers serve Upper Nazareth Township
89% of 2,361 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,500/50 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 94% | 1,000/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 8% | 50/15 |
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 Nazareth Township.
Lower Nazareth Township Yard Waste Recycling
4600 Newburg Road, Nazareth, PA, 18064 · run by Lower Nazareth Township
This isn’t Upper Nazareth Township’s own facility. Whether Upper Nazareth 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 Nazareth Township is in Nazareth Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Upper Nazareth Township is in ZIP code 18064
ZIP codes where Upper Nazareth Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Nazareth Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Nazareth Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18064 | Nazareth, PA | 100% | 29% |
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 Nazareth Township
Who supplies Upper Nazareth Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Blue Mountain Division water system (EPA ID PA3480055). 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 5.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Nazareth Township?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Upper Nazareth Township?
Astound Broadband, Service Electric, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Nazareth Township?
18064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Nazareth Township in?
Nazareth Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Nazareth 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 Northampton 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.