Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Living in West Deer Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
West Deer Township spans 6 ZIP codes; 15044 holds the most residents (36%). Xfinity and Consolidated Communications both wire most of West Deer Township; 26% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Deer 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 West Deer Township.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 69.1% of West Deer Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 21% of Duquesne Light’s home customers do, and Duquesne Light still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oakmont Water Authority
Oakmont Water Authority supplies West Deer Township: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Hampton Shaler Water Authority serves another 28%. 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 (EPA lists Hampton Shaler Water Authority and Plum Boro Muni Auth and Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth as sellers) and serves 39,901 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 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. PA5020036.
6 home internet providers serve West Deer Township
98% of 5,227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 66% | 200/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 55% | 300/20 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 25% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Deer Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Deer Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Deer Township is in Deer Lakes 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Deer Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Deer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Deer Township | ZIP’s residents in West Deer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15044 | Gibsonia, PA | 36% | 15% |
| 15084 | Tarentum, PA | 24% | 29% |
| 15024 | Cheswick, PA | 15% | 21% |
| 15101 | Allison Park, PA | 15% | 7% |
| 15076 | Russellton, PA | 8% | 100% |
| 15006 | Bairdford, PA | 2% | 100% |
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 West Deer Township
Who supplies West Deer Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oakmont Water Authority (EPA ID PA5020036). 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 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Deer Township?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve West Deer Township?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Deer Township?
15044 (36%), 15084 (24%), 15024 (15%), 15101 (15%), 15076 (8%), 15006 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Deer Township in?
Deer Lakes School District.
How do I register to vote in West Deer 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 Allegheny 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.