Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Wayne Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Wayne Township goes to 16117 (60% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most of Wayne Township has one wired internet choice: Armstrong.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wayne 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 Wayne Township.
Water comes from Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty supplies Wayne Township: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 17,200 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. PA6370011.
6 home internet providers serve Wayne Township
99% of 1,291 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/20 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 12% | 1,200/35 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 10% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wayne Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wayne Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wayne Township is in Ellwood City Area School District.
BSchool 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wayne Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wayne Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wayne Township | ZIP’s residents in Wayne Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16117 | Ellwood City, PA | 60% | 9% |
| 16157 | Wampum, PA | 25% | 20% |
| 16101 | New Castle, PA | 15% | 1% |
19080, 19088, 19089 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Wayne Township
Who supplies Wayne Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty (EPA ID PA6370011). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Wayne Township?
Armstrong, Xfinity, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wayne Township?
16117 (60%), 16157 (25%), 16101 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wayne Township in?
Ellwood City Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Wayne 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 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.
- 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.