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The Wilcox handbook

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

Wilcox has no town government of its own, so Elk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Johnsonburg Area School District. Kinetic and Zito Media wire most of Wilcox, and 95% of addresses can get fiber.

Wilcox has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Elk County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Wilcox’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wilcox, 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 Wilcox.

Electricity

Power comes from West Penn Power

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wilcox.

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 Jones Twp Municipal Authority

Jones Twp Municipal Authority supplies almost all of Wilcox. It draws ground water and serves 396 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile13.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. PA6240020.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wilcox

100% of 200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticFiber, DSL100%2,000/2,000
Zito MediaCable92%1,000/25
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
SkyPacketFixed wireless28%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless24%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wilcox’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wilcox.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWilcox has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wilcox kids go to
PK–6Johnsonburg Area El Schin Johnsonburg
7–12Johnsonburg Area HSin Johnsonburg

Wilcox is in Johnsonburg Area 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Wilcox is unincorporated, so Elk County is the local government.

Local governmentElk CountyWilcox is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereElk County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Elk County (county election office). 300 Center St P.O. Box 448, Ridgway, PA 15853-0448 · (814) 776-5337 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wilcox is in ZIP code 15870

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WilcoxZIP’s residents in Wilcox
15870Wilcox, PA100%28%

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 Wilcox

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

Jones Twp Municipal Authority (EPA ID PA6240020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wilcox?

West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Wilcox?

Kinetic, Zito Media, Verizon, SkyPacket, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wilcox?

15870. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wilcox in?

Johnsonburg Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Wilcox?

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 Elk 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.