Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wallaceton, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wallaceton comes from United Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Penn Highlands Tyrone, 20.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wallaceton, 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 Wallaceton.
Power comes from United Electric Coop
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wallaceton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Philipsburg water system
The Paw Philipsburg water system supplies almost all of Wallaceton. It draws surface water and serves 20,865 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. PA4140087.
4 home internet providers serve Wallaceton
96% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable | 94% | 1,000/25 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wallaceton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wallaceton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wallaceton is in Philipsburg-Osceola 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wallaceton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wallaceton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wallaceton | ZIP’s residents in Wallaceton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16876 | Wallaceton, PA | 96% | 96% |
| 16878 | West Decatur, PA | 4% | 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 Wallaceton
Who supplies Wallaceton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Philipsburg water system (EPA ID PA4140087). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wallaceton?
United Electric Coop (United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Wallaceton?
Zito Media, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wallaceton?
16876 (96%), 16878 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wallaceton in?
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Wallaceton?
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 Clearfield 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.