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The Volant handbook

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

All of Volant gets its mail under one ZIP code, 16156. For emergencies, Volant is closest to UPMC Jameson, 8.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Volant, 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 Volant.

Electricity

Power comes from Penn Power

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Volant.

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 Volant Borough Water Dept

Volant Borough Water Dept supplies almost all of Volant. It draws ground water and serves 120 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.5 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. PA6370042.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Volant

100% of 81 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongCable100%1,000/20
BrightspeedDSL72%100/10
XfinityCable10%1,200/35

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Volant’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Volant.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Volant 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.

Volant kids go to
K–4Wilmington Area El Schin New Wilmington
7–12Wilmington Area JSHSin New Wilmington

Volant is in Wilmington 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Volant is in ZIP code 16156

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VolantZIP’s residents in Volant
16156Volant, PA100%4%

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 Volant

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

Volant Borough Water Dept (EPA ID PA6370042). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Volant?

Penn Power (Pennsylvania Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Volant?

Armstrong, Brightspeed, Xfinity (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Volant?

16156. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Volant in?

Wilmington Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Volant?

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 Lawrence 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.