Living in Wampum, PA: what to set up and who to call
Wampum runs its own electric utility, Borough of Wampum. Children in Wampum attend Ellwood City Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wampum, 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 Wampum.
Power comes from Borough of Wampum
Borough of Wampum (Borough of Wampum), a municipal utility, serves all of Wampum.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Borough of Wampum Water Dept
Borough of Wampum Water Dept supplies almost all of Wampum. It draws ground water and serves 832 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2007, was 17.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2007: 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. PA6370032.
3 home internet providers serve Wampum
100% of 276 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable | 100% | 1,000/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wampum’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wampum.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wampum is in Ellwood City 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wampum is in ZIP code 16157
ZIP codes where Wampum residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wampum | ZIP’s residents in Wampum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16157 | Wampum, PA | 100% | 18% |
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 Wampum
Who supplies Wampum’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Borough of Wampum Water Dept (EPA ID PA6370032). 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 17.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2007), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wampum?
Borough of Wampum (Borough of Wampum), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wampum?
Armstrong, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wampum?
16157. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wampum in?
Ellwood City Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Wampum?
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.