Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wyomissing, PA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Wyomissing comes from Wyomissing Boro Water System, 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 1.0 ppb. The closest public drop-off to Wyomissing is Sinking Spring Yard Waste Dump Site, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wyomissing, 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 Wyomissing.
Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 87.7% of Wyomissing residents. 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 Wyomissing Boro Water System
Wyomissing Boro Water System supplies Wyomissing: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Paw Penn District serves another 25%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Western Berks Water Auth as seller) and serves 8,500 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. PA3060083.
5 home internet providers serve Wyomissing
100% of 3,510 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| FastBridge Fiber | Fiber | 55% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wyomissing depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wyomissing, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on wyomissingboro.org →
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From wyomissingboro.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of Wyomissing (65%) is in Wyomissing Area School District; parts are in Wilson School District (35%).
BSchool 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.
Wyomissing spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wyomissing residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wyomissing | ZIP’s residents in Wyomissing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19610 | Reading, PA | 91% | 63% |
| 19609 | Reading, PA | 9% | 9% |
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 Wyomissing
Who supplies Wyomissing’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wyomissing Boro Water System (EPA ID PA3060083). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wyomissing?
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 Wyomissing?
Xfinity, FastBridge Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wyomissing?
19610 (91%), 19609 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wyomissing in?
Wyomissing Area School District. Parts of the city are in Wilson School District.
How do I register to vote in Wyomissing?
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 Berks 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: Wyomissing’s own website (wyomissingboro.org), 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.