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The Waverly Township handbook

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

Most mail in Waverly Township goes to 18411 (57% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Dalton Community Library, 2.0 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waverly Township, 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 Waverly Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Waverly Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.

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 Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton

Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton supplies Waverly Township: about 96% of residents live in its service area. 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 137,142 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. PA2359008.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Waverly Township

99% of 727 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%2,000/250
FrontierFiber, DSL76%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless41%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless22%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3
ICON TechnologiesFixed wireless7%100/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Waverly Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waverly Township.

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

Waverly Township kids go to
K–4Waverly SchAbington Heights School District
5–8Abington Heights MSin Clarks Summit
9–12Abington Heights HSin Clarks Summit

Waverly Township is in Abington Heights School District.

ASchool gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Waverly Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Waverly TownshipZIP’s residents in Waverly Township
18411Clarks Summit, PA57%5%
18471Waverly, PA39%100%
18414Dalton, PA4%1%

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 Waverly Township

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

Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (EPA ID PA2359008). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waverly Township?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Waverly Township?

Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, ICON Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Waverly Township?

18411 (57%), 18471 (39%), 18414 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waverly Township in?

Abington Heights School District.

How do I register to vote in Waverly 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 Lackawanna 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.