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The Walnuttown handbook

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

Walnuttown has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fleetwood Area School District. Valley View MHP Blandon reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2022.

Walnuttown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Berks County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Walnuttown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Walnuttown, 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 Walnuttown.

Electricity

Power comes from Met-Ed

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walnuttown.

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 Valley View MHP Blandon

Valley View MHP Blandon supplies Walnuttown: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Park Road Est serves another 14%. About 67% 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 50 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2022. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. PA3060028.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Walnuttown

99% of 230 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Service ElectricCable97%2,000/200
XfinityFiber, Cable10%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless77%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walnuttown.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.9 mi from the center of Walnuttown

Maidencreek Township compost

This isn’t Walnuttown’s own facility. Whether Walnuttown residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Walnuttown kids go to
K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Fleetwood MSin Fleetwood
9–12Fleetwood SHSin Fleetwood

Walnuttown is in Fleetwood 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Walnuttown is unincorporated, so Berks County is the local government.

Local governmentBerks CountyWalnuttown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Berks County (county election office). 633 Court St., 1st Floor, Reading, PA 19601-4302 · (610) 478-6490 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Walnuttown is in ZIP code 19522

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WalnuttownZIP’s residents in Walnuttown
19522Fleetwood, PA100%3%

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 Walnuttown

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

Valley View MHP Blandon (EPA ID PA3060028). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Walnuttown?

Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Walnuttown?

Service Electric, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Walnuttown?

19522. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walnuttown in?

Fleetwood Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Walnuttown?

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 Berks 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.