Photo: Umrok · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Wilkes-Barre Township is Bielecki Scrap & Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Children in Wilkes-Barre Township attend Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre Township.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wilkes-Barre Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Ceasetown water system
The Paw Ceasetown water system supplies Wilkes-Barre Township: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Paw Watres serves another 25%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Paw Crystal Lake as seller) and serves 58,467 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 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. PA2409002.
7 home internet providers serve Wilkes-Barre Township
98% of 1,245 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Service Electric | Cable | 87% | 2,000/40 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| SkyPacket | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wilkes-Barre Township.
Bielecki Scrap & Recycling Center
640 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18705
This isn’t Wilkes-Barre Township’s own facility. Whether Wilkes-Barre Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check wilkes-barre.pa.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilkes-Barre Township is in Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
DSchool 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wilkes-Barre Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wilkes-Barre Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilkes-Barre Township | ZIP’s residents in Wilkes-Barre Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18702 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 91% | 7% |
| 18706 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 9% | 2% |
18703, 18710, 18711, 18762, 18764, 18765, 18766, 18767, 18769, 18773 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 Wilkes-Barre Township
Who supplies Wilkes-Barre Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Ceasetown water system (EPA ID PA2409002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wilkes-Barre Township?
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wilkes-Barre Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Service Electric, Greenlight Networks, SkyPacket, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilkes-Barre Township?
18702 (91%), 18706 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilkes-Barre Township in?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Wilkes-Barre 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 Luzerne 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.