Living in West Hills, PA: what to set up and who to call
West Hills has no town government of its own, so Armstrong County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Armstrong School District. Tap water in West Hills comes from Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Hills, 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 Hills.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Hills.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut supplies almost all of West Hills. It draws surface water and serves 8,000 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 61% 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. PA5030043.
6 home internet providers serve West Hills
100% of 520 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Salsgiver | Fiber | 32% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Hills is in Armstrong School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
West Hills is unincorporated, so Armstrong County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Hills is in ZIP code 16201
ZIP codes where West Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Hills | ZIP’s residents in West Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16201 | Kittanning, PA | 100% | 7% |
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 Hills
Who supplies West Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut (EPA ID PA5030043). 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 0.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Hills?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve West Hills?
Kinetic, Xfinity, Salsgiver, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Hills?
16201. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Hills in?
Armstrong School District.
How do I register to vote in West Hills?
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 Armstrong 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.