Centennial Bridge · Photo: Rob Tucher · Public domainLiving in Upper Saucon Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Upper Saucon Township comes from Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest public drop-off to Upper Saucon Township is Emmaus Compost Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Saucon 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 Saucon Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Upper Saucon 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 Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply
Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply supplies Upper Saucon Township: about 51% of residents live in its service area. City of Bethlehem serves another 7%. Desales University serves another 7%. About 32% 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 City of Bethlehem as seller) and serves 7,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA3390077.
8 home internet providers serve Upper Saucon Township
100% of 6,050 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Electric | Cable | 96% | 1,000/40 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 65% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 60% | 1,500/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 33% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| Lehigh WiFi | Fixed wireless | 54% | 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 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Upper Saucon Township.
Emmaus Compost Center
This isn’t Upper Saucon Township’s own facility. Whether Upper Saucon 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 Saucon Township is in Southern Lehigh 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 Saucon Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Upper Saucon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Saucon Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Saucon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18034 | Center Valley, PA | 55% | 100% |
| 18036 | Coopersburg, PA | 41% | 49% |
| 18015 | Bethlehem, PA | 4% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 18049, 18103.
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 Saucon Township
Who supplies Upper Saucon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply (EPA ID PA3390077). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Saucon 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 Saucon Township?
Service Electric, Xfinity, Astound Broadband, Frontier, Verizon, Lehigh WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Saucon Township?
18034 (55%), 18036 (41%), 18015 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Saucon Township in?
Southern Lehigh School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Saucon 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.