Living in Vail, PA: what to set up and who to call
Vail has no town government of its own, so Blair County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tyrone Area School District. Most of Vail has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vail, 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 Vail.
Power comes from Penelec
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vail.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Vail Water Assn
Vail Water Assn supplies Vail: about 74% of residents live in its service area. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 98 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: 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. PA4070056.
3 home internet providers serve Vail
98% of 49 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Crowsnest Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 400/100 |
| In The Stix Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 40/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vail’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vail.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vail is in Tyrone Area School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Vail is unincorporated, so Blair County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vail is in ZIP code 16686
ZIP codes where Vail residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vail | ZIP’s residents in Vail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16686 | Tyrone, PA | 100% | 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 Vail
Who supplies Vail’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vail Water Assn (EPA ID PA4070056). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vail?
Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Vail?
Xfinity, Crowsnest Broadband, In The Stix Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vail?
16686. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vail in?
Tyrone Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Vail?
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 Blair 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.