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The West Bradford Township handbook

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

Tap water in most of West Bradford Township comes from Aqua Pa Spring Run, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Public schools here are run by Downingtown Area School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in West Bradford 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 West Bradford Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Bradford Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy 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 Aqua Pa Spring Run

Aqua Pa Spring Run supplies West Bradford Township: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa West Chester as seller) and serves 8,151 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. PA1150089.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve West Bradford Township

100% of 4,862 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber97%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless66%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless66%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in West Bradford Township

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Bradford Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbwestbradford.org
Drop-offCompost SiteHours ↓
Drop-off

Compost Site

2020 Strasburg Road, Coatesville, PA 19320

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wed9 am–2 pm
  • Sat9 am–2 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Newspapers, inserts & junk mail
  • Magazines, catalogs & envelopes
  • Corrugated cardboard - flattened and cut to fit loosely in toter without jamming
  • Boxboard (cereal, cake, cracker boxes, etc.)
  • Aluminum and tin cans
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a monthOne free large item per residence collected on the last trash pick-up day of each month; additional large items by Wednesday appointment for $10 each; mattresses $30 prepaid; freon appliances $30 prepaid
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagewestbradford.org →

From westbradford.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, January 24, 2013. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

West Bradford Township kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

West Bradford Township is in Downingtown 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.

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

West Bradford Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of West Bradford TownshipZIP’s residents in West Bradford Township
19335Downingtown, PA57%16%
19320Coatesville, PA20%5%
19380West Chester, PA16%4%
19382West Chester, PA7%2%

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 West Bradford Township

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

Aqua Pa Spring Run (EPA ID PA1150089). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in West Bradford Township?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve West Bradford Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in West Bradford Township?

19335 (57%), 19320 (20%), 19380 (16%), 19382 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is West Bradford Township in?

Downingtown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in West Bradford 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 Chester 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: West Bradford Township’s own website (westbradford.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.