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The Vernon Township handbook

Living in Vernon Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Vernon Township comes from Northwestern Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Vernon Township have two wired internet choices, Armstrong and Kinetic.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Vernon Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Vernon Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Northwestern Rural E C A

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vernon Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Vernon Twp Water Authority

Vernon Twp Water Authority supplies Vernon Township: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Meadville Area Water Authority serves another 10%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Meadville Area Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: 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. PA6200072.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Vernon Township

98% of 2,469 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable, Fiber93%1,000/20
KineticFiber, DSL91%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless55%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless36%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Vernon Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernon Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Vernon Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Vernon Township kids go to
K–6West End El SchCrawford Central School District
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Vernon Township is in Crawford Central School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Vernon Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Vernon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Vernon TownshipZIP’s residents in Vernon Township
16335Meadville, PA93%18%
16316Conneaut Lake, PA7%7%
Area code814Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Vernon Township

Who supplies Vernon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Vernon Twp Water Authority (EPA ID PA6200072). 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 6.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Vernon Township?

Northwestern Rural E C A (Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Vernon Township?

Armstrong, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Vernon Township?

16335 (93%), 16316 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Vernon Township in?

Crawford Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Vernon 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 Crawford 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.