Living in Vandling, PA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Vandling is in ZIP code 18421. Almost every address in Vandling can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vandling, 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 Vandling.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vandling. 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 Pa Amer Water Co Forest City
Pa Amer Water Co Forest City supplies almost all of Vandling. It draws surface water and serves 3,188 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 Jun–Sep 2013, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2013: 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. PA2359014.
6 home internet providers serve Vandling
100% of 321 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams CATV | Cable | 100% | 2,000/40 |
| The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| ICON Technologies | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vandling’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vandling.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vandling is in Forest City Region 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vandling is in ZIP code 18421
ZIP codes where Vandling residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vandling | ZIP’s residents in Vandling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18421 | Forest City, PA | 100% | 16% |
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 Vandling
Who supplies Vandling’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Forest City (EPA ID PA2359014). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2013), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vandling?
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 Vandling?
Adams CATV, The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company, ICON Technologies, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vandling?
18421. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vandling in?
Forest City Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Vandling?
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 Lackawanna 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.