Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Upper Turkeyfoot Township comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Mary S Biesecker Public Library, 13.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Upper Turkeyfoot 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 Turkeyfoot Township.
Power comes from Somerset Rural Elec Coop
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Upper Turkeyfoot Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Indian Creek Valley Water Auth
Indian Creek Valley Water Auth supplies Upper Turkeyfoot Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 7,000 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. PA5260011.
Which providers serve Upper Turkeyfoot Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Upper Turkeyfoot Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Upper Turkeyfoot Township is in Rockwood 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Upper Turkeyfoot Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Upper Turkeyfoot Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Upper Turkeyfoot Township | ZIP’s residents in Upper Turkeyfoot Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15551 | Markleton, PA | 55% | 87% |
| 15557 | Rockwood, PA | 34% | 10% |
| 15540 | Fort Hill, PA | 9% | 25% |
| 15424 | Confluence, PA | 2% | 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 Turkeyfoot Township
Who supplies Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Indian Creek Valley Water Auth (EPA ID PA5260011). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Upper Turkeyfoot Township?
Somerset Rural Elec Coop (Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Upper Turkeyfoot Township?
15551 (55%), 15557 (34%), 15540 (9%), 15424 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Upper Turkeyfoot Township in?
Rockwood Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Upper Turkeyfoot 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 Somerset 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): pending.