John Walter Farmstead · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Washington Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Washington Township goes to 15613 (82% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. For a library card, the closest branch is Apollo Memorial Library, 5.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Washington Township, 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 Washington Township.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Washington Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mawc Sweeney Plant water system
The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system supplies Washington Township: about 83% of residents live in its service area. New Kensington Muni Auth serves another 12%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 143,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. PA5650032.
5 home internet providers serve Washington Township
96% of 3,290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 2,000/250 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 32% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Washington Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Washington Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Washington Township is in Kiski Area School District.
A−School gradeSee 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 Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Washington Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Washington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Washington Township | ZIP’s residents in Washington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15613 | Apollo, PA | 82% | 42% |
| 15632 | Export, PA | 14% | 10% |
| 15668 | Murrysville, PA | 4% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 15068.
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 Washington Township
Who supplies Washington Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mawc Sweeney Plant water system (EPA ID PA5650032). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Washington Township?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Washington Township?
Xfinity, Kinetic, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Washington Township?
15613 (82%), 15632 (14%), 15668 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Washington Township in?
Kiski Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Washington 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 Westmoreland 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.