Sperling Building · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Wilkinsburg, PA: what to set up and who to call
Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size reported none. Wilkinsburg Borough School District runs the public schools in Wilkinsburg.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilkinsburg, 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 Wilkinsburg.
Power comes from Duquesne Light
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wilkinsburg. 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 Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth
Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth supplies almost all of Wilkinsburg. It draws surface water (EPA lists Monroeville Municipal Auth as seller) and serves 125,000 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 9.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.2 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. PA5020056.
4 home internet providers serve Wilkinsburg
100% of 5,573 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wilkinsburg depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wilkinsburg, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on wilkinsburgpa.gov →
Recycling Drop-Off Center (DPW Garage)
1230 Park Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles, jars, and jugs (remove caps and put in regular trash)
- Plastics with any number from 1-5 (check for the symbol on the container)
- Newspapers (bundled and tied), magazines, catalogs, phone books
- Paperboard, such as cereal boxes
- Junk mail, office paper, mixed paper (including pamphlets, brochures, booklets)
- Corrugated cardboard (broken down and flattened)
- Pizza boxes (empty and clean, free of food debris and wax paper)
From wilkinsburgpa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-09-26, 2023-10-27, 2026-06-09. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilkinsburg is in Wilkinsburg Borough School District.
C−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.
Wilkinsburg spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wilkinsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilkinsburg | ZIP’s residents in Wilkinsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15221 | Pittsburgh, PA | 94% | 47% |
| 15235 | Pittsburgh, PA | 6% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 15218.
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 Wilkinsburg
Who supplies Wilkinsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth (EPA ID PA5020056). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wilkinsburg?
Duquesne Light (Duquesne Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wilkinsburg?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilkinsburg?
15221 (94%), 15235 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilkinsburg in?
Wilkinsburg Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Wilkinsburg?
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: Wilkinsburg’s own website (wilkinsburgpa.gov), 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.