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The Young Township handbook

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

Power in Young Township comes from REA Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Young Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Young Township, 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 Young Township.

Electricity

Power comes from REA Energy Coop

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Young Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

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 Icmsa Crooked Creek water system

The Icmsa Crooked Creek water system supplies Young Township: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 27% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Pa American Water Co-Indiana D as seller) and serves 9,638 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. PA5320109.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Young Township

72% of 815 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable68%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber23%300/20
SalsgiverFiber5%10,000/10,000
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Young Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Young Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Young Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Young Township kids go to
PK–5Apollo-Ridge El Schin Spring Church
6–8Apollo-Ridge MSin Spring Church
9–12Apollo-Ridge HSin Spring Church

Young Township is in Apollo-Ridge School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Young Township spans 8 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Young TownshipZIP’s residents in Young Township
15681Saltsburg, PA26%9%
15725Clarksburg, PA23%32%
15727Clune, PA13%100%
15756Mc Intyre, PA13%100%
15748Homer City, PA11%3%
15774Shelocta, PA7%4%
15783West Lebanon, PA6%100%
15618Avonmore, PA2%1%

A few homes fall in 15752.

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 Young Township

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

The Icmsa Crooked Creek water system (EPA ID PA5320109). 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 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Young Township?

REA Energy Coop (REA Energy Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Young Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, Salsgiver, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Young Township?

15681 (26%), 15725 (23%), 15727 (13%), 15756 (13%), 15748 (11%), 15774 (7%), 15783 (6%), 15618 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Young Township in?

Apollo-Ridge School District.

How do I register to vote in Young 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 Indiana 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.