Living in Yarnell, PA: what to set up and who to call
Yarnell has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bald Eagle Area School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 6.3 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yarnell, 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 Yarnell.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Yarnell.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Yarnell
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Yarnell, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Yarnell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yarnell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yarnell is in Bald Eagle 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Yarnell is unincorporated, so Centre County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Yarnell is in ZIP code 16823
ZIP codes where Yarnell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yarnell | ZIP’s residents in Yarnell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16823 | Bellefonte, PA | 100% | 0% |
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 Yarnell
Who provides electricity in Yarnell?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Yarnell?
16823. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yarnell in?
Bald Eagle Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Yarnell?
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 Centre 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.
- 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): pending.