Lower Allen Plumbing Services
The service people here ask about most is a drain that will not clear, and the second question is usually whose pipe it is. In Lower Allen the answer is spelled out by the township sewer authority: the homeowner owns the lateral from the house to the main.
Call dispatch with your street, your ZIP and the problem as you see it. The plumbers serving your area handle the repair, and the notes below show which township office to call for the sewer, the permit or the street.
Distance: Lower Allen sits about 1.8 miles from the dispatch address in Camp Hill.
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A Camp Hill or Mechanicsburg address can be in Lower Allen Township
Lower Allen is never the mailing name. ZIP code 17011 reads Camp Hill, with Shiremanstown as an alias, and 17055 reads Mechanicsburg and is shared with neighboring townships. Jurisdiction, permits and sewer for a Lower Allen home are the township's, at 2233 Gettysburg Road, (717) 975-7575. Camp Hill Borough has its own government and is not the office for these homes.
That is why the page lists both ZIP codes and why dispatch asks for your street. Check the municipality on your tax bill if you are unsure.
Sewer laterals: who owns what in Lower Allen
Sewer service is the Lower Allen Township Authority, reached about problems at (717) 774-0610. According to the authority's lateral sheet, the homeowner owns and maintains the lateral from the house to the main. A repair needs a sewer repair permit taken at the treatment plant on Limekiln Road in New Cumberland, and a township right-of-way permit if the street has to be opened.
For a backup, call the authority first so it can check the main, then a plumber for the house side. To see how a plumber clears or inspects a lateral, see slow and clogged drains.
Request an 811 locate three working days ahead of any digging, and ask the township about its right-of-way permit.
| Question | First call | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Permits and street work | Township office, 2233 Gettysburg Road | (717) 975-7575 |
| Sewer backup | Lower Allen Township Authority | (717) 774-0610 |
| Water outage or pressure | Pennsylvania American Water | 1-800-565-7292 |
| Drains and heaters inside the home | The plumber assigned by dispatch | Dispatch line |
Drain or sewer trouble in Lower Allen?
List the slow fixtures; a plumber who works the township takes the call.
Call (717) 897-7332Permits and inspections for plumbing work
The township's fee schedule lists plumbing inspections at rough and final stages under the state building code program, with a third-party agency, Approved Code Services, acting as consultant. In plain terms, plumbing work in the township is permitted and inspected. The state code treats replacing or relocating supply or drain piping as permit work, while leak stops and like-for-like fixture swaps are exempt.
No page reached names water heater replacement, so confirm with the township before a heater swap; new water heater swaps lists what to settle first. Water mains in the township belong to Pennsylvania American Water, which takes water outages and pressure calls at 1-800-565-7292.
Hard water and softeners in Lower Allen
No hardness figure for the township was obtained, so none is printed here. The company's water quality report comes out yearly and can be found by ZIP, and a test at your own tap gives the reading that matters. Scale on faucets and spotted dishes point to hardness; softening hard water explains how to choose between a softener and a filter once you have the number.
Calls after dark are answered too; the dispatch line describes the handling.
Lower Allen Township places callers mention
Lower Allen is a township with parks and large shared sites, so callers place themselves by a park, a school or the mall. Each place below was checked against a township or school source.
Landmarks and prominent locations
- Lower Allen Community Park: 4075 Lisburn Road
- Cedar Spring Run Park: 2217 Gettysburg Road
- Yellow Breeches Park: 2050 Sheepford Road
- Vernon C. Wass Park: 201 Wesley Drive
- Peters Field Park: 3811 Gettysburg Road
- Trinity High School: 3601 Simpson Ferry Road, a private Catholic high school with a Camp Hill mailing address
- Capital City Mall: 3506 Capital City Mall Drive, with a Camp Hill mailing address
- Cedar Cliff High School: 1301 Carlisle Road, West Shore School District
Three of these places mail as Camp Hill but sit in the township, a good example of why the mailing name does not decide the office.
Is your home in the township?
Dispatch checks the street and ZIP so the right office is named.
Call (717) 897-7332Close neighbors
These towns share borders or roads with Lower Allen, and each has its own page.
Lower Allen ZIP codes: 17011 and 17055
Lower Allen answers to 17011 and 17055. 17011 is mostly Camp Hill and Shiremanstown by mailing name, and 17055 is shared with Mechanicsburg and Upper Allen.
These are ZIP codes served by this dispatch network. Call with your ZIP and the dispatcher will confirm your address.
The remaining plumbing services in Lower Allen
The plumbers who cover the township also handle jammed disposal fixes, new appliance gas hookups, water leak detection, replacing old pipes, sewer camera inspection, underslab leak service, descaling a tankless unit, what a drying job involves, no hot water repairs, water line problems and water softener installation.
What Lower Allen homeowners ask
Should a Lower Allen home get a softener or a filter?
That depends on your reading. No hardness figure was found for the township, so test the water at your tap and read the company's yearly report for your address. A softener targets hardness minerals, while a filter handles taste or sediment.
Who owns the sewer lateral in Lower Allen?
The homeowner owns and maintains the lateral from the house to the main, per the township authority. Call the authority at (717) 774-0610 for a backup, and expect a sewer repair permit.
My address says Camp Hill. Are Lower Allen rules mine?
If the home is in Lower Allen Township, yes. Camp Hill Borough is a separate government. Look at the municipality on your tax bill.
Lower Allen plumbing, near the dispatch address
Ring dispatch from your Lower Allen street and describe the problem.
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